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Yesterday, the UN Secretariat was informed by a permanent mission that they had five positive cases among their staff. All in-person meetings have been suspended for today.
Geir Pedersen, the Special Envoy for Syria, spoke to Security Council members via videoconference today from Beirut.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Secretary‑General called on all national stakeholders in Tanzania to ensure that the polls are conducted in an inclusive and peaceful manner.
In a statement, the Secretary-General, said that he is following with great concern the violent incidents which have occurred in Afghanistan over the past several days. These incidents have claimed the lives of 40 civilians and injured many others, many women and children.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said heavy fighting that started on 11 October between the Afghan National Security Forces and a nonstate armed group is continuing near Lashkargah in Hilmand province, south of the country.
A new report released by the UN Mission in Afghanistan shows that the number of Afghan civilians killed and injured in the conflict has failed to slow since the start of the intra-Afghan peace talks.
In some parts of Yemen are showing acute malnutrition rates among children under five that are the highest ever recorded there, with more than half a million cases in southern districts.
In response to the continued escalation of conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, the World Health Organization today said that it is delivering shipments of medical supplies, consisting of trauma and surgical kits, to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Today, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, joined with the African Union Commission Peace and Security Commissioner, Smaїl Chergui, arrived in the Central African Republic.
The UN team, led by Resident Coordinator Lena Savelli, is working with authorities to address the impact of the pandemic.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed in their latest report that global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49 per cent in the first half of 2020 as compared to last year. This was due to the economic fallout from the pandemic.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change announced the winners of this year’s UN Global Climate Action Awards. This year’s recipients range from the Caribbean’s only carbon-neutral hotel in Aruba, to the world’s first platform fully dedicated to green bonds and the launch of the first all-women solar team in Lebanon to challenge gender stereotypes in the male-dominated construction sector.
Today is the World Day of Audiovisual Heritage, and the theme this year is Your Window to the World.
Cameroon paid its regular budget dues in full, becoming the 131st Member State to do so.
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