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UN chief Antonio Guterres said, “the annual SDG Moment is our opportunity to demonstrate that, as one united family of nations, we have what it takes to eradicate poverty and hunger, tackle climate change, deliver gender equality and achieve all 17 global goals.” UNIFEED

Ahead of the International Day of Peace, South Sudanese musician Simon Kero called on his country to “forget conflict and live in peace.” UNMISS

The future COVID-19 vaccine “must be seen as a global public good,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, calling for “a vaccine to be affordable and available to all – a people’s vaccine.” UNIFEED

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “the decision to close schools should be a last resort, temporary and only at a local level” in areas with intense COVID-19 transmission. WHO

In a wide ranging-interview, just ahead of the unprecedented and mostly virtual General Assembly General Debate, Secretary-General António Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic “is a threat, it is a problem,” but also an opportunity to "change in the right direction,” following the “blueprint” of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. UNIFEED

Hundreds of asylum-seekers took shelter in UNHCR-supplied tents on Greece’s Lesvos Island on Friday, but thousands more were still sleeping rough on the street after fires destroyed the overcrowded Moria camp where they had been living. UNHCR

Nearly 12,000 people including thousands of children are without adequate shelter on Greece’s Lesvos island following a series of devastating fires that have destroyed Moria asylum centre. UNHCR

Catalina, a lawyer and mother of two, was severely injured during anti-government protests in Nicaragua. She fled to Costa Rica as a refugee, where she has found safety and a place to heal. UNHCR

Local communities in Yambio,Western Equatoria, South Sudan received some 500 solar-powered radios distributed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). UNMISS

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged all countries to do more to protect journalists, especially during the COVID-19 crisis, as their work helps save lives. UNTV CH