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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

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

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres; along with Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness; and Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau briefed reporters following the High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond. UNIFEED

UN chief António Guterres said despite all the technological and scientific advances made recent decades, “we are in an unprecedented human crisis because of a microscopic virus” demonstrating our fragility and called on world leaders “to respond with unity and solidarity.” UNIFEED

Prime Ministers of Palestine, Burkina Faso, Jamaica and Serbia addressed the 108th International Labour Conference today in Geneva, Switzerland. ILO