Masayoshi Suga is a press officer at the United Nations in New York.
17 July: Since mid-March, United Nations Headquarters has been enduring a maximum on-site occupancy of 200 to 300 people per day, with the vast majority of the Organization operating remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. .
On 20 July, as part of the slow return of staff to United Nations premises, the maximum occupancy will be approximately 400 staff, approximately 10 according to the percentage of overall occupancy, and the complex will be able to accommodate the next staff organization.
Earlier this week, I visited the site for the first time in 4 months to check the protective and fitness measures in the Phase 1 position. Here is my step-by-step account of what I experienced, from access to exit, photographed by my colleague, Manuel Elias from the UN photo.
The Manguinhos Ballet, named after its favela in Rio de Janeiro, returns to the level after a long absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has as interpreters 250 young people and adolescents from the favela. The ballet organization provides social assistance in a network where poverty, hunger and teenage pregnancy are ongoing problems.
The pandemic has put many other people to the test, and news hounds are no exception. The coronavirus has waged war not only against the lives and well-being of others, but has also generated countless deceptions and clinical lies.
The pandemic has shown how vital it is that the right of access to data is reliable and that reliable and accurate data is freely available for government and citizen decision-making – a win-win situation.