"SOCIAL PROBLEMS"

Virtual press conference by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

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

Nearly USD 825 million are needed for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to assist the world’s most vulnerable communities to face the new coronavirus, according to a revised emergency appeal for the pandemic launched in Geneva today. UNTV CH

Press Encounter with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Press Conference by Marc-André Blanchard, Chair of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations on the Group’s recent trip to Haiti.

Peaceful voting and high turnout marked parliamentary elections held Sunday in Guinea Bissau. UNITED NATIONS

Hundreds of people – from young entrepreneurs to potential investors – gathered this week for the first-ever Mogadishu Tech Summit, backed by local innovation hub iRise, the Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations and other partners. UNSOM

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

In his New Year’s message, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres said “I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert – a red alert for our world.” UNTV

Economic and Social Council adopts texts on repercussions of Israeli occupation, South Sudan crisis, Haiti’s development, during coordination and management meeting.