"ENVIRONMENT"

The Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen La Lime, said it was imperative that local, parliamentary, as well as presidential elections take place as scheduled in the fall of this year and called on all Haitian stakeholders to “urgently set aside their differences, askew their narrow interests and work together to tackle the protracted political, structural and social issues that hinder the country's progress.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba said the COVID-19 pandemic and related response “has had startling consequences on children, including a spike in conflict-related sexual violence incidents, and yet survivors have been left out of response efforts.” UNIFEED

Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal processing of discarded electrical or electronic devices according to a new report from the World Health Organization named "Children and Digital Dumpsites." UNIFEED

The General Assembly holds a high-level dialogue to assess the progress made in the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought, and map the way forward in view of the end of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UNICEF, WFP and WHO are extremely concerned about the situation in Tigray region where the risk of famine is imminent, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving intervention continue to be scaled, unimpeded access is guaranteed, and hostilities cease. UNTV CH

UN Global Compact Executive Director Sanda Ojiambo said, among all the leading G7 stock indexes, “none are aligned” with the Paris climate goals and stressed that science-based targets “are the near-term breakthrough mitigation measure” that the corporate sector needs to reach those goals. UNIFEED

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in co-operation with the Italian Presidency of the G20, opened Rome's first garden dedicated to the concept of sustainable development. The "G20 Green Garden" is being billed as a space where recreation and the embrace of nature meet education on themes of global import. FAO

“In spite of all the setbacks, we can end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, as we promised if the world comes together,” UNAIDS Executive Director said at the opening of a General Assembly high-level meeting on AIDS. UNIFEED

Confirmation that Europeans have just experienced their chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said today. UNTV CH