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2030 Agenda Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:38PM Please see this message from UN Women below:
Dear ECOSOC-accredited NGOs,
We hope that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. We would first like to thank you for your understanding and patience regarding details around the format and arrangements for participation at the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 12:12PM Report and comments, by Marge Berer, 16 December 2020
This Special Session of the General Assembly (GA) was originally scheduled as a two-day event on 3-4 December 2020. On both days, it began at 9:30am New York time and ended late at night. The intention was to give every member of the United Nations the opportunity to make a statement to the General Assembly about what is happening in their countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 11:49AM The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) was one of only three NGOs[*] to speak in the general debate of the UN General Assembly Special Session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (resumed session on
In her statement, Marianne Haslegrave, Commat’s Director, highlighted not only the work of healthcare workers worldwide and those involved in the development of vaccines against COVID-19, but also the role of civil society organizations in post-pandemic recovery efforts.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 11:23AM In his letter dated 7 December the President of the General Assembly announced that the Special Session will resume at 15.00 hours (New York time) on Monday 14 December to continue to hear speakers in the general debate.
These will include 5 videos from Member States; 2 videos from the Holy See and Palestine; 16 statements from Member States, which were meant to be delivered by Permanent Representatives from the floor; and video interventions from civil society.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 3:25PM The Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly gave the following information on the Special Session in his briefing yesterday:
Friday, December 4, 2020 at 11:28AM While I am sure that some of you watched, or listened to, the whole of the opening session and general debate of the UN General Assembly Special Session on the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, I do have to confess that I only followed the first 8½ hours. A number of common themes emerged in the statements that were made, which showed a great deal of solidarity among Member States in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and thanks were expressed to the Non-Aligned Movement under the leadership of Azerbaijan in calling for the Special Session.
Friday, December 4, 2020 at 8:33AM Statements submitted to the Special session of the General Assembly in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can be found here:
Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:12PM Dear NGO Representatives,
We are sharing with you the link that has now been provided to observe the Special session of the General Assembly in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on 3 and 4 December 2020:
Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7:35AM The President of the UN General Assembly has circulated two letters dated 2 December related to the Special Session.