"FINANCING"

The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the UN Secretary-General host a high-level event aimed at building stronger political consensus for a coordinated global response to COVID-19.

Rural women make up 43 percent of the agricultural labour force and, compared to men, are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 due to their work in the informal sector and their lack of access to productive resources, services, technologies, markets and finances. But when women are given equal access as men, they can be incredibly resilient to shocks, and be able to support their families and communities. IFAD

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it is in every “national and economic self-interest to work together to massively expand access to tests and treatments, and to support a vaccine as a global public good -- a “people’s vaccine” available and affordable for everyone, everywhere,” and noted that the ACT-Accelerator , with its COVAX Facility, “is the vehicle to get us there.” UNIFEED

A high-level meeting on financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, co-convened by the Secretary-General and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica.

A high-level meeting on financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, co-convened by the Secretary-General and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica.

Briefing by the Secretary-General, along with the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica, H.E. Justin Trudeau and H.E. Andrew Holness.

Following a high-level event called “Financing the 2030 Agenda in the era of COVID-19 and Beyond” the UN Secretary-general Antonio Guterres told reporters “we must stop the virus in its tracks, respond, recover and strengthen our systems for the future.” UNIFEED

Speaking at a press conference in Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, said delays in implementing the peace agreement, signed in 2018, risks delaying elections beyond the agreed three-year time frame. Fresh life needs to be urgently breathed into the peace process to avoid this outcome.UNMISS

The COVID-19 pandemic is “a catastrophe” but also “a generational opportunity to shape our future for the better,” the UN chief Antonio Guterres said at a high-level virtual event on the sidelines of the 75th UN General Debate. UNIFEED

Media briefing on heads of state and government meeting on "Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID 19 and Beyond" and Vaccine/ACT-Accelerator.