UN Day & other topics – Daily Briefing (22 October 2020)

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: – Secretary-General/UN Day – Global Education Meeting – Security Council – COVID-19/Africa – COVID-19/Colombia – Rohingya Conference SECRETARY-GENERAL/UN DAY Ahead of UN Day, which, as you know is on October 24th, the Secretary-General is speaking just about now at a virtual event in the General Assembly Hall. A recorded performance, featuring the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and special guest Roberto Bolle, along with other world class dancers, is being shown. In his remarks, the Secretary-General will emphasize the importance of culture in the work of the United Nations. He will say that he hopes that today’s concert will inspire us towards the global solidarity that is needed so urgently at this unprecedented time. He will also reinforce his appeal for a global ceasefire so we can devote all our energies on fighting COVID-19. GLOBAL EDUCATION MEETING This morning, the Secretary-General spoke by video message to the virtual Global Education Meeting, organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and co-hosted by the Governments of Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom. The Secretary-General noted that in his recently-issued Policy Brief on the impacts of COVID-19 on Education, he warned that the world was at risk of a generational catastrophe. He pointed out that the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable and marginalized children and youth. The Secretary-General emphasized that we now need to support the learning recovery in low and middle-income countries, and to factor education into every stimulus package. Also, through a video message, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, stressed that education is the docking station for all the Sustainable Development Goals and that delivering SDG 4 is a great responsibility on us all, led by the education community. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=22%20October%202020

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