The president of the U.N. General Assembly warned against unilateralism in taking on the pandemic, and called for more global cooperation on vaccines.
Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir, on his first day as president of the United Nations General Assembly, cautioned on Tuesday against unilateralism in taking on the coronavirus pandemic, and called for more global cooperation to develop and distribute vaccines.
"Confronting COVID-19 through multilateralism will be the overarching theme of my presidency. This is a fight that no country can win alone," said Bozkir, a legal expert and politician who was Turkey's top envoy to the European Union.
The U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for Yemen said regional dangers grew but the warring parties are talking.
The departure of three of its junta-led members raises questions about the West African regional bloc's future.
Hungary's presidency could be muted but still affect European integration and the ability to present a united front globally.
The U.N. Security Council resolution condemned Houthi attacks in shipping lanes for a second time this year.
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency
Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia depends on Russia to meet its energy needs and China to buy its exports.
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen (US$20 million) and Ethiopia (US$15 million).
