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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

12 May

Humanitarian officials in Somalia say a “double climate disaster”, marked by drought followed by torrential rains, has killed at least 25 people in two weeks. Warning that 2.7 million people in the country are already food insecure, they note that the Humanitarian Response Plan is currently only 19 per cent funded.

Decision by United States Can Increase Supply to COVAX Facility, Secretary-General Says, Welcoming ‘Unprecedented’ Waiver of Intellectual Property Rights

6 May

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

Guard against ‘Infodemic’ Accompanying COVID-19, Secretary-General Urges Global Communications Department, in Message on Preventing ‘Media Extinction Event’

28 Apr

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on “COVID-19 — How Do We Prevent the Pandemic from Becoming a Media Extinction Event?”, in New York today:

Deputy Secretary-General Applauds ‘Outstanding’ Nigeria Country Team’s Efforts against COVID-19, in Message to Isolation Centre Commemoration Event

28 Apr

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the one-year commemoration of the United Nations Nigeria Severe Acute Respiratory Isolation (SARI) Centre, today:

Public Banks, by Supporting Local Investment, Uniquely Positioned to Turn Global Goals into Reality for All, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Brazilian Development Forum

26 Apr

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Brazilian Development Forum, today:

Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Investments Prioritizing Vulnerable People Key for Sustainable Economic Recovery, Secretary-General Tells Asia-Pacific Commission

26 Apr

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the seventy‑seventh session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held today:

ACT-Accelerator Cannot Fulfil Mandate without Support 0f All States, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses, in Message to Anniversary Event

23 Apr

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator one-year anniversary event, held today:

Raise $2 Billion to Support Full Funding of COVAX Advance Market Commitment, Deputy Secretary-General Urges, in Message for Event

15 Apr

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the GAVI COVAX Advance Market Commitment event today:

Panels Seek Ways to Avoid Global Post-COVID Recovery That Leaves Some Behind, as Forum on Financing for Development Continues

13 Apr

The Economic and Social Council continued its annual Forum on Financing for Development today, holding two interactive panel discussions, during which speakers proposed potential solutions to COVID-19’s devastating impact on infrastructure investment — lagging even before the novel coronavirus struck — and sought ways to avoid a global post-pandemic recovery that leaves some behind.