"HEALTH PERSONNEL"

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

COVID-19 ‘profoundly affecting peace across the globe’, says Secretary-General, in address to Security Council.

The Rwanda Contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, known under its French acronym MINUSCA, has donated a USD 200,000-worth COVID-19 screening device to the National Biology Laboratory. The machine will accelerate the testing of suspected cases of infection. MINUSCA

As the increase in COVID-19 cases mount pressure on already over-stretched health systems in Latin America, countries across the region are planning to rely on refugee and migrant health workers to support their national responses to COVID-19. UNTV CH

With seven confirmed COVID-19 cases in Somalia, the United Nations and their humanitarian partners in the country are urgently reprioritizing activities to help prepare the response to the pandemic. UNTV CH

At a joint virtual press briefing, Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, launch a $2 billion coordinated global humanitarian response plan, to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries in a bid to protect the millions most at risk.

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

Briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

Briefing reporters on the situation in Libya, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “the hostilities in Tripoli are continuing to impact health facilities and health personnel.” UNIFEED