2021 in the United Nations

The following lists events that happened with or in collaboration with the United Nations and its agencies in the year 2021.

2021
in
the United Nations

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Leadership

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António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (  Portugal)

Amina Jane Mohammed (  Nigeria)

Volkan Bozkır (  Turkey)

Munir Akram (July 23, 2020 — Present) (  Pakistan)

United Nations Agencies

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Director-General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Bishar Hussein (  Kenya)

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Tedros Adhanom (  Ethiopia)

Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Natalia Kanem (  Tanzania)

Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP)

David Beasley (  United States of America)

Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Zurab Pololikashvili (  Georgia)

Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Petteri Taalas (  Finland)

United Nations Department and Offices

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High Commissioners for Human Rights for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Michelle Bachelet (  Chile)

Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)

Heidi Mendoza (  Philippines)

International Observances

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International Years

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International Decades

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Events

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January

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  • 11 January: Secretary General António Guterres wrote to the UN General Assembly about his intentions to seek a second five-year term as Secretary General to begin on January 1, 2022.[1]
  • 14 January: 13 members of the 15 member World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 have arrived in Wuhan, China.[2]

February

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March

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  • 30 March: The report from the WHO sponsored team studying the origins of COVID-19 is published. Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom commented on the report saying, "I do not believe that this assessment was extensive enough. Further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions.”[8]

April

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  • 20 April: The World Food Programme (WFP) receives permission from the Government of Venezuela to provide school meals for over 185,000 students by the end of 2021 and 1.5 million students by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.[9]
  • 22 April: More than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Syria under the UN COVAX initiative.[10]

June

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July

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Upcoming Events

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November

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References

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  1. ^ "Guterres to seek second five-year term as UN Secretary-General". UN News. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins". UN News. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. ^ "Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda, a 'significant milestone' - Guterres". UN News. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  4. ^ "Three killed in attack on UN World Food Programme convoy in DR Congo". UN News. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  5. ^ "World risks 'collapse of everything' without strong climate action, Attenborough warns Security Council". UN News. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ "Ghana receives first historic shipment of COVID-19 vaccinations from international COVAX facility". UN News. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ "West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat". UN News. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  8. ^ "COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must 'leave no stone unturned' – WHO chief". UN News. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  9. ^ "World Food Programme reaches deal to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela". UN News. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  10. ^ "Syria receives first COVID-19 vaccines, for most vulnerable". UN News. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  11. ^ "UN hails new anti-corruption network, as 'important step' to build trust, promote justice". UN News. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  12. ^ "Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next General Assembly President". UN News. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  13. ^ "California Educator Credentialing Examinations".
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