Tag: covid-19
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COVID-19 Vaccine – Côte d’Ivoire first African country to vaccinate with COVAX
Côte d’Ivoire became Friday 26 February the second country to receive a COVAX vaccine shipment. The West African country received 504,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine. Philippe Poinsot, the United Nations Resi...
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UN Chief on UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) preparations
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, along with the COP26 United Kingdom President, Alok Sharma, briefed the Member States on the road to Glasgow. The Secretary-General stressed the need to furth...
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UN Chief receives COVID-19 vaccine
Receiving his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said he felt “very grateful,” and urged everyone to get “vaccinated as soon as they can.” 71-year-old Mr. Gute...
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UN Chief at the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity
António Guterres (United Nations Secretary-General) at the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity. --- French President Emmanuel Macron, Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, and President of the Wor...
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UN chief on climate change and COVID-19 at the Petersberg Virtual Dialogue (Berlin, Germany)
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) at the Petersberg Virtual Dialogue (Berlin, Germany) The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our societies and economies to global shocks, such as disease or clima...
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UN chief on International Mother Earth Day (22 April)
António Guterres (United Nations Secretary-General) on International Mother Earth Day (22 April 2020). On this International Mother Earth Day, all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic – the biggest test the world has fa...