United Nations published this video item, entitled “Financing for Development, Remembrance Victims of Slavery & other topics – Daily Briefing (25 March)” – below is their description.
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Financing For Development
– Secretary-General/Slavery
– Olympic Torch Relay
– Global Health Conference
– Middle East
– Fso Safer
– Rohingya/Bangladesh
– Myanmar
– Central African Republic
– Latin America And The Caribbean
– Honduras
– El Salvador/Covax
– Forests/Indigenous Peoples
– International Narcotics Control Board/Report
– International Day Of Solidarity With Detained And Missing Staff Members
– Financial Contribution
FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
Today, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed briefed reporters on the Financing for the Development report. On this same topic, the Secretary-General’s brief on debt and liquidity will be published on Monday.
Also on Monday, the Secretary-General, along with the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, will convene the “Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond: Meeting of Heads of State and Government on the International Debt Architecture and Liquidity.”
At 11 a.m. the three of them will hold a press briefing. The Secretary-General will be in the press briefing room and the two leaders will join virtually. That briefing will replace the Monday noon briefing.
SECRETARY-GENERAL/SLAVERY
Today is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
At a General Assembly event, the Secretary-General honoured the memory of the millions of people of African descent who suffered immeasurably under the evil of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
The Secretary-General noted that, while the transatlantic slave trade ended over two centuries ago, the ideas that propelled it remain alive today.
In Europe, the United States and elsewhere, he said, white supremacists are organizing and recruiting across borders. We must counter all lies of racial supremacy.
By tackling inequities and inequalities, by building inclusive communities and economies, and by educating about history, we truly honour the memory of the victims of slavery, the Secretary-General said.
OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
As you know, the Olympic Torch Relay began today in Fukushima, Japan, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
In a Tweet, the Secretary-General says he salutes the participants as they carry this symbol of hope and resilience across the country. He also conveys our best wishes to Japan and all Olympic athletes.
GLOBAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
Today, the Deputy Secretary-General spoke in a video message on behalf of the Secretary-General, at the opening ceremony of the conference named “Reinforcement of the role of the EU in Global Health”, which was hosted by the Government of Portugal. She noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 2.6 million lives and caused a socio-economic impact of unprecedented magnitude in contemporary history.
Ms. Mohammed added that the pandemic has exposed the grave risks of underfunded health systems, and the chronic lack of investments in pandemic preparedness. She said that it should now be clear to all that without ensuring every person’s right to health, we will never have just societies.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=25%20March%202021
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