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The Acting Executive Director of UNAIDS, Gunilla Carlsson, said the global response to HIV is at a “precarious point” as “some countries are making impressive gains while others are experiencing rises in new HIV infections, and even AIDS related deaths.” UNIFEED

Paying tribute to Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of his birthday, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Madiba’s call for social cohesion and a culture of peace are particularly relevant today, with hate speech casting a growing shadow around the world.” UNIFEED

UN chief Antonio Guterres said, “The evidence is clear: development is not sustainable if it is not fair and inclusive -- and rising inequality hinders long-term growth.” UNIFEED

“No country has achieved full gender equality and women continue to face discrimination in every region of the world,” President of the General Assembly, Maria Espinosa said at the opening of a high-level meeting of the Assembly titled “Gender equality and women’s leadership for a sustainable world.” UNIFEED

UN Senior Official Liu Zhenmin said that despite efforts made, “progress is slow” on many Sustainable Development Goals, adding that “our collective ambition for realizing the 2030 Agenda hinges on how we manage the evolving risks and challenges, and whether we seize the social, economic and environmental opportunities before us.” UNIFEED

An increase in heat stress resulting from global warming is projected to lead to global productivity losses equivalent to 80 million full-time jobs in the year 2030, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization. ILO

Commenting on the recent photo of a migrant father and his 23-month-old daughter who had drowned trying to cross into the United States from Mexico, the President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, said, “we cannot have more people die because they decide to migrate.” UNIFEED

Marking the International Day of Yoga, the United Nations held a series of events highlighting the benefits of this ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice originated in India and how they can be applied to the problems the world faces today. UNIFEED

António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal; Marvin Rodríguez Cordero, Vice-President of Costa Rica; and Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados addressed the 108th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. ILO

King Letsie III of Lesotho, Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa, First Vice-President of Cuba and Iván Duque Márquez, the President of Colombia addressed the 108th International Labour Conference today in Geneva, Switzerland. ILO