A draft resolution concerning a high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS took a recorded vote today in the General Assembly, as delegates disagreed on its organizational arrangements, including the participation of key populations affected by this issue and non-governmental organizations.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
In Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and humanitarian partners continue to focus efforts on providing assistance to prepare for the winter to the most vulnerable families across the Strip.
In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the city and region of Kyiv were hit by large-scale drone and missile strikes, killing and injuring several civilians. Up to 500,000 families in Kyiv lost electricity, with water and heating services disrupted. In Dnipro, an attack also killed and injured civilians.
In Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that the ongoing humanitarian scale-up is still being held back by restrictions affecting visas and import approvals, too few crossing points operating and limited facilitation of humanitarian movements inside Gaza, among other challenges.
While the world is tantalizingly close to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the risk of backsliding is great due to shortfalls in funding, lack of political will and intersecting inequalities, the General Assembly heard today.
In Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia in Khartoum. These supplies are intended to support malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-Level Side Event with Global Leaders on “Revitalized Multilateralism: Recommitting to Ending AIDS Together”, in New York today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General, to the General Assembly’s annual review of HIV/AIDS, in New York today:
