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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefs the Security Council members during an open video conference in connection with United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the Sudan and South Sudan
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed launches “Rise for All” during a virtual press event. “Rise for All” is a new initiative that brings together women leaders to mobilize support for the UN Recovery Trust Fund and the UN roadmap for social and economic recovery, as laid out in the new United Nations Framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19. She is joined by Achim Steiner
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East including the Palestinian question
Holding Earth in Our Hands
Four hands hold an image of the earth on International Mother Earth Day 22 April,2020
United Nations Security Council members hold an open video conference in connection with the Protection of civilians in armed conflict, with a focus on protecting civilians from conflict induced hunger
UNTV Studio Technician checks the microphone before Secretary-General António Guterres comes to record a video message on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children on 16 April,2020 at United Nations, New York
The Secretary-General announced a new United Nations Communications Response initiative to “flood the Internet with facts and science
Pakistan Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Sunday warned the Prosperous World and the United Nations against developing human crisis in Afghan refugee camps due to prolonged lockdown situation amidst coronavirus outbreak
United Bastions Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press conference to release a report on the impact of his call for a global ceasefire during the COVID-19 outbreak.