"INCOME DISTRIBUTION"

Women face an undue share of the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, but the Biden Administration is hoping a massive stimulus package can help ease the burden on Americans, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an ‘IMF Womenomics’ event released Monday in Washington, DC. IMF

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

Elliot Harris, UN Chief Economist and Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, and Leila Fourie, Chief Executive Officer of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and co-chair of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, hold a virtual press conference to discuss their action plan to scale up investment in sustainable development.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said, facing the coronavirus, “we should enhance solidarity and get this through together. We should follow the guidance of science, give full play to the leading role of the World Health Organization, and launch a joint international response to beat this pandemic. Any attempt of politicizing the issue or stigmatization must be rejected.” UNIFEED

Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and hampering economic and social development. But the rise is far from inevitable and can be tackled at a national and international level, according to World Social Report 2020 released today. UNIFEED

A new dataset from the International Labour Organization (ILO) revealed that ten percent of workers worldwide receive 48.9 percent of total global pay, while the lowest-paid 50 percent of workers receive just 6.4 percent. ILO

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

High-Level Meeting on “Development cooperation in middle-income countries” - General Assembly, Plenary segment for general discussion and a closing segment.

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

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