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World has money, skills, vaccines to create inclusive, healthy planet for all, global leaders say, as high-level political forum ministerial segment begins.

“We need a more efficient and predictable, multilateral trading system that can withstand future economic shocks,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the meeting of the General Assembly on the middle income countries and called for a new debt mechanism that can provide “a menu of options, including debt swaps, buy-backs and cancellations.” UNIFEED

Amid Mali’s worsening humanitarian situation, delegates in Security Council call upon authorities to protect civilians, underline need for credible elections.

Killings, suffering of Afghanistan’s people ‘must end now’, Special Representative tells Security Council, demanding greater action by global community.

Participants at the ninth African Fiscal Forum discussed how Sub-Saharan African countries continue to grapple with an unprecedented health and economic crisis, and how the pandemic has jeopardized years of hard-won development gains and upended the lives of millions of people. The Forum also provided an opportunity for participants to consider the relevant fiscal reforms that are required to spur recovery in the region. IMF

Adopting range of texts, Economic and Social Council decides to extend COVID-19-related procedures, reschedule delayed meetings.

Virtual press conference by Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wai Min Kwok, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, and Chengetai Masango, Programme Management Officer in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, on the 15th Internet Governance Forum: "Internet for Human Resilience and Solidarity”.

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

Wrapping up his trip to the Central African Republic, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that though the country still faces many challenges, he is confident about the peacebuilding and the ongoing electoral process. MINUSCA

Senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gather virtually for the launch of a new report recommending “an adjusted approach” to economic development, and a policy dialogue exploring how countries can recover from COVID-19, in ways that lead to real structural transformation.