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UN Road Safety Fund: US$ 15 million raised in pledges at UN high-level meeting. UNIFEED

World Environment Day’s official celebrations were held today in Stockholm, and the host country Sweden announced a ban on issuing new licenses for the extraction of coal, oil, and natural gas from 1 July this year to protect people and the planet. UNEP

The President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, met with Dr. Sandra Lindsay, the first person in the United States to be vaccinated against the COVID virus, and a first responder in New York City.

Over the last 30 years, the burden of hypertension has shifted from wealthy nations to low and middle-income countries, according to a report led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO). UNTV CH

A total of 184 countries voted in favour of a resolution to demand the end of the United States economic blockade on Cuba, for the 29th year in a row, with the United States and Israel voting against. UNIFEED

Talking to reporters, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “we cannot walk head on, eyes wide open, into a debt crisis that is foreseeable and preventable,” and stressed that “developing countries urgently need access to additional liquidity, to respond to the pandemic, and to invest in a sustainable and inclusive recovery.” UNIFEED

With many countries continuing to struggle to overcome the human and economic devastation from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted that “many developing countries cannot invest in recovery and resilience, because of financing constraints,” and stressed that “the global community must urgently provide the necessary support to all developing countries in need.” UNIFEED

UN chief Antonio Guterres said, “we now have a chance to re-imagine global financing frameworks and put them at the service of humanity. This is the only way we will build a strong recovery from the pandemic, and create communities and societies fit for the challenges of the future, from infectious diseases to the climate crisis and economic shocks.” UNIFEED

Following a high-level event called “Financing the 2030 Agenda in the era of COVID-19 and Beyond” the UN Secretary-general Antonio Guterres told reporters “we must stop the virus in its tracks, respond, recover and strengthen our systems for the future.” UNIFEED

The COVID-19 pandemic is “a catastrophe” but also “a generational opportunity to shape our future for the better,” the UN chief Antonio Guterres said at a high-level virtual event on the sidelines of the 75th UN General Debate. UNIFEED