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Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, and Minister for National Security, Home Affairs, Public Administration, Information and Disaster Management of Grenada, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

Concluding 2022 management segment, Economic and Social Council focuses on role in attaining inclusive recovery guided by sustainable development agenda.

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.