"INNOVATION"

World leaders in General Assembly adopt political declaration pledging urgent, transformative action to stop global AIDS epidemic by 2030.

World leaders in General Assembly adopt political declaration pledging urgent, transformative action to stop global AIDS epidemic by 2030.

On the 40th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS, UNAIDS released a new report outlining the latest data and trends in the HIV pandemic. Currently, 37.6 million people globally were living with HIV in 2020 and 1.5 million became newly infected with HIV last year. A record 27.4 million people were accessing antiretroviral therapy, but 690,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2020. UNAIDS

Stressing no country is exempt from corruption, speakers in General Assembly call for greater collaboration to tackle menace, as special session continues.

Stressing no country is exempt from corruption, speakers in General Assembly call for greater collaboration to tackle menace, as special session continues.

"As we strive for net zero emissions, we need all hands-on deck,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the opening of the sixth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting on Wednesday. UNIFEED

In May 2021, UNHCR Mexico's local integration program for refugees hit the milestone of successfully relocating 10,000 refrugees from Mexico's economically struggling south to boom towns in central and northern states. There, refugees are matched with steady jobs, and their children are enrolled in schools for a successful integration. It's a win-win situation. UNHCR

WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “at the World Health Assembly this week, there has been broad consensus that ensuring equitable access to vaccines is essential for ending the COVID-19 pandemic." WHO

Unitaid’s Executive Director Philippe Duneton warned about the critical need for investment in oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries, which have quadrupled in recent months. UNITAID

General Assembly declares 2022 International Year of Glass, adopts 4 texts on Aral Sea region, financing for Darfur mission.