COVID-19 – the Pacific response: 16 December
16 December 2020
Travel bubbles are being planned throughout the Pacific, whilst many Pacific states are launching their vaccine rollout plans, Hugh McClure writes.
Seven Pacific Island countries and territories have recorded additional cases of COVID-19 this week.
725 cases have now been recorded in Papua New Guinea. The death of a West New Britain man this week brings the country’s COVID-19 death toll to eight. One new case has been recorded in Fiji, bringing its total to 46. In Guam, 6,969 cases and 118 deaths have now been recorded, while 113 cases have been identified in the Northern Mariana Islands. One positive test result has been returned in New Caledonia this week, bringing its total to 36.
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Siddharth Chatterjee appointed appointed new United Nations Resident Coordinator in China (PHOTO:Courtesy)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Siddharth Chatterjee of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, with the host Government’s approval.
Mr. Chatterjee has more than 25 years of experience in international cooperation, sustainable development, humanitarian coordination and peace and security, which he has acquired at the United Nations and externally. Most recently, he served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya after holding other leadership positions across the Organization, including Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya, Regional Director for the Middle East and Europe for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Denmark and Chief of Staff in the United Nations Assis
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United Nations, December 16
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China.
Resident Coordinators are the UN Secretary-General s representatives for development at the country level. They lead UN teams supporting countries to recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Guterres appointed Chatterjee as the Resident Coordinator in China, with the host government s approval.
Chatterjee s appointment follows confirmation from the Host Government, where he will take up his post in the middle of January of next year, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday as he made the announcement.
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