The United Nations and the Government of Bangladesh are making preparations as Super Cyclone Storm Amphan approaches landfall tomorrow, potentially impacting more than 14 million people in the country. The Humanitarian Coordination Task Team and the Government are working on preparedness and response activities.
Amid unabated military clashes and a worrying jump in COVID-19 cases, an end to the fighting in Yemen is now “within close reach” as the warring parties continue to weigh a proposed set of draft agreements, the senior United Nations official in that country told the Security Council during a 14 May videoconference meeting.
The global COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity for the Security Council to explore ways to become more transparent, efficient and effective, while also forging closer ties with the broader United Nations membership, experts said during a 15 May videoconference meeting of the Council dedicated to its working methods.
Somalia is dealing with COVID-19, floods and the worst desert locust upsurge in 25 years amid protracted conflict and significant displacement. As aid partners and authorities are scaling up efforts, the revised 2020 Somalia humanitarian response plan remains less than 17 per cent funded, at $210.8 million out of $1.25 billion.
Following is the Joint Statement by the African Union Commission and the Secretariat of the United Nations on the elections in Burundi, issued today in New York:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the World Health Assembly, in New York today:
Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s commencement address, as prepared for delivery, to the Fletcher School, in New York today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, observed today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
