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• Against the backdrop of COVID-19, recalling the 2012 Joint Statement on compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres and the 2020 Joint Statement on COVID-19 in prisons and other closed settings, United Nations entities urgently appeal to Member States to permanently close compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres and implement voluntary, evidence-informed and rights-based health and social services in the community as an important measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to facilitate the recovery and reintegration of those in the centres back into their families and communities.

Ha Noi, 14th July 2020 – To promote the key role of youth in the sustainable development of Viet Nam, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in cooperation with the Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve, officially launches a call for Youth Innovative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic, under the framework of the Youth and Innovation 4 Ocean Initiative implemented by UNESCO in partnership with the Coca Cola Foundation.

• By Mr. Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam and H.E. Ms. María Jesús Figa López-Palop, Ambassador of Spain to Viet Nam; Co-Chairs of the Informal Ambassadors and Heads of Agencies Gender Policy Coordination Group.

By Mr. Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam and H.E. Ms. María Jesús Figa López-Palop, Ambassador of Spain to Viet Nam; Co-Chairs of the Informal Ambassadors and Heads of Agencies Gender Policy Coordination Group.