"TREATIES"

Urgent action is needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other harmful practices to which millions of women and girls are subjected to every year, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) State of World Population report for 2020. UNTV CH

The United Nations family in Vienna marked United Nations Charter Day on Friday with a virtual and actual gathering at the UN headquarters in the Austrian capital, and a commitment to work to fix the failings COVID-19 has exposed in our systems and social safety nets. UNIS VIENNA / FILE

Marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, UN chief António Guterres said the document “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins” and remains a “touchstone for a world mired in a pandemic, torn by discrimination, endangered by climate change and scarred by poverty, inequality and war.” UNIFEED

In a virtual press conference, President of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande reflects on the work of the 193-member body’s work throughout the pandemic and reminds journalists that despite the extraordinary circumstances, the Assembly has worked hard to uphold its vital mandates, perform essential services and ensure continuity for the people it serves.

Commenting on reports that the United States is planning to withdraw from the Open Skies treaty, a UN spokesperson expressed concern regarding the erosion of the US – Russia arms control regime and stressed that the treaty “has provided security benefits for the entire international community by constraining strategic arms competition." UNIFEED

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

General Assembly postpones fourth session of intergovernmental conference to draft marine biodiversity treaty in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Christoph Heusgen, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, on behalf of European Union members Belgium, United Kingdom, Estonia and France, briefs the media on ballistic missiles in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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