PGA

A midwife prepares medicine for a two-week-old HIV-positive baby in Uganda.
© UNICEF/Jimmy Adriko

Step up HIV fight, to end AIDS ‘epidemic of inequalities’ by 2030 

8 June 2021
Health

Although the world has made “great strides” since the first case of AIDS was reported, four decades ago, the UN General Assembly President said on Tuesday that the “tragic reality” is that the most vulnerable remain in jeopardy. 

An elderly women sells colorful paper lanterns with candles to float down the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam.
© Eric Ganz

Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Greek island shelter crisis, only 8 per cent of UNGA speakers women, Russian alcohol laws extending lives, Older Persons Day

1 October 2019
Migrants and Refugees

Tuesday’s top stories: Greece urged to fast-track asylum-seekers as 1,000 die on the Mediterranean; just 16 women addressed UN General Assembly; less alcohol means longer lives in Russia; cholera campaign in Sudan; standing up for older people on international day.

UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés underscores the importance of indigenous languages and their contribution to cultural diversity and sustainable development.
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‘Champion for multilateralism’ readies to hand over UN General Assembly gavel

16 September 2019
UN Affairs

Through consultation, collaboration and consensus, the UN chief on Monday described outgoing President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, as “a champion for multilateralism” who had succeeded in making the United Nations “relevant to all”.