"HEALTH"

Thirty countries and multiple international partners and institutions have signed up to support the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) an initiative aimed at making vaccines, tests, treatments and other health technologies to fight COVID-19 accessible to all. WHO

To mark World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization today launched a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products. WHO

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) commemorated the International Day of Peacekeepers in a ceremony in the capital Juba. UNMISS

UN chief António Guterres said despite all the technological and scientific advances made recent decades, “we are in an unprecedented human crisis because of a microscopic virus” demonstrating our fragility and called on world leaders “to respond with unity and solidarity.” UNIFEED

Just inside Colombia along the border with Venezuela, UNHCR and partners are offering medical treatment and counseling to hundreds of people affected by the COVID-19 crisis, including Venezuelans who have crossed the border and locals in need of help. UNHCR

World Bank Group President David Malpass detailed the impacts of COVID-19 on developing countries, saying they were experiencing “a double impact” – vulnerable to health risks, but also suffering from a lack of resources to protect their economies. WORLD BANK

COVID-19 pandemic amplifying, exploiting world’s fragilities, Secretary-General tells Security Council debate on protecting civilians in armed conflict.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer working in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, together with an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan. MINUSCA

The head of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus launched the WHO Foundation in Geneva today describing it as a “historic step” for the Organization. WHO