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Secretary-General António Guterres today said recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic “offers an opportunity to address the root causes of conflict, put prevention at the forefront of our efforts, and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.” UNIFEED

A two-day workshop on the role of media in the permanent constitution-making process organized by several UN agencies has encouraged South Sudanese journalists to continue in its vital role in reporting, educating and disseminating information for civic engagement and public participation. UNMISS

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that as conflict has become more urbanized, “armed groups are proliferating and the use of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, is increasing.” Access and mobility hurdles due to COVID-19, he added, are “complicating efforts to mitigate and respond to the threat.” UNIFEED

Days before Sunday’s election, the Security Council has approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposal “for the temporary redeployment, for a two-month period, of two infantry companies and two military utility helicopters from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to assist the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), a UN spokesperson said today. UNIFEED

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said humanity has overcome many plagues and pandemics before, and “we will overcome this one,” but stressed that “we cannot – and we must not – go back to the same exploitative patterns of production and consumption, the same disregard for the planet that sustains all life, the same cycle of panic and neglect, and the same divisive politics that fueled this pandemic.” UNIFEED

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed travelled to Borno State, in Nigeria’s northeast where she visited UN field operations and met with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). UNIC NIGERIA

Digital financing is key to getting the SDGs back on track from the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report, “People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future”, released by the Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Finance today. UNIFEED

The explosion at the port of Beirut on 4 August has resulted in deep human suffering and massive destruction to the Lebanese capital, but it has also revealed a deeper and more devastating problem for the country - widespread and systemic corruption, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNTV CH

In the aftermath of the devastating explosions in the port of Beirut, immediate support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will prioritize the restoration of livelihoods and small businesses; debris management; and access to justice for impacted vulnerable groups. UNDP

In a report released today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said the immediate introduction of a temporary basic income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 cases by enabling nearly three billion people to stay at home. UNIFEED