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In his speech at the seventy-sixth gathering of world leaders this week in New York, the South Korean President called for “speedy resumption of dialogue between the two Koreas and between the United States and North Korea.” UNIFEED

"We’re not the lost generation, we are the welcome generation. So, let’s join hands together and work together so that we can build a better tomorrow. Let’s go!," K-pop band BTS said in an exclusive interview with UN Television. UNIFEED

The world “is challenged like never before”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, adding, "But we are not hopeless. Or helpless. We have a path to recovery. If we choose to take it. That’s what this SDG Moment is all about.” UNIFEED

United States President Biden and Pope Francis called for action in support of a COVID-19 recovery process that protects jobs, strengthens labour rights, and supports the most vulnerable. ILO

The international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response” to build a more robust global health architecture that will protect future generations, world leaders said in a commentary published today in several newspapers around the world. WHO

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that member states’ commitment to sustaining peace “is more urgent than ever,” as the COVID-19 pandemic “threatens not only hard-won development and peacebuilding gains, but also risks exacerbating conflicts or fomenting new ones.” UNIFEED

A year after North and South Korea made history by marching together in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a request for unified Korean teams to enter qualification for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. IOC

Addressing the General Assembly, the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in said “ending the Korean War is an urgent task,” adding that he looks forward to seeing “bold measures for denuclearization implemented among related countries, leading to the declaration of ending the war.” UNIFEED

North Korea’s recent announcement to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site has been welcomed by the head of the nuclear watchdog organisation CTBTO -- with the caveat that it should lead to a “sure, definite” and “irreversible” commitment to ban nuclear testing. UNTV CH

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said his country does not “desire the collapse of North Korea” and called on the North to “choose the path of dialogue.” UNIFEED