United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (lower screen) speaks during the informal virtual ECOSOC briefing on “Joining Forces: Effective Policy Solutions for Covid-19 Response”.
Irena Hasić, Executive Director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina of the European Commission, speaks during the open video conference with United Natiins Security Council members in connection with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), briefs Security Council members during the open video conference in connection with the International Criminal Court and the situation in Libya,5 May 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wishes happy birthday to Tom Moore on his 100th birthday. Mr Moore is a World War II veteran from the United Kingdom who walked around in his garden to raise money for Britain’s National Health Service. Next to Mr Moore is his daughter Hannah. Today is also Mr. Guterres’ birthday
José Singer (lower screen), Special Envoy of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of April, chairs the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with the political situation in Syria
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefs the Security Council members during an open video conference in connection with United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the Sudan and South Sudan
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed launches “Rise for All” during a virtual press event. “Rise for All” is a new initiative that brings together women leaders to mobilize support for the UN Recovery Trust Fund and the UN roadmap for social and economic recovery, as laid out in the new United Nations Framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19. She is joined by Achim Steiner
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East including the Palestinian question
Holding Earth in Our Hands
Four hands hold an image of the earth on International Mother Earth Day 22 April,2020
United Nations Security Council members hold an open video conference in connection with the Protection of civilians in armed conflict, with a focus on protecting civilians from conflict induced hunger