COVID-19 is first and foremost a health emergency – but also a threat that will exacerbate existing challenges on the UN’s agenda. It will have social, political, humanitarian and economic consequences, as well as human rights repercussions. In our collective response to the pandemic, we must focus on restoring people’s faith in international institutions, with the UN and its Charter at the center. The crisis can also be seen as an opportunity, as Member States have never had a more compelling reason to work so closely together for the common good. Returning to the normal functioning of the General Assembly, including through holding meetings in person with appropriate health protections, will be important.
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- CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2021
- Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration
- International Day against Nuclear Tests
- High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace
- Midterm Review International Decade for People of African Descent
- Nelson Mandela Day
- Trafficking in Persons
- Joint Thematic Event on Least Developed Countries
- High-level Meeting on Middle-Income Countries
- Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought
- High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
- Special session against corruption
- High-Level Debate on the Ocean
- Culture and Sustainable Development
- Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Digital Cooperation and Connectivity
- Urban Safety, Security and Good Governance
- Political Leadership and Violence Against Women and Girls
- International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- High-Level Meeting on Water
- Special session on COVID-19
- Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development
- UN Day Observance Ceremony
- Summit on Biodiversity
- The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women
- International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
- Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
- Daily Agenda
- #Vaccines4All
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