The Supreme Leader attended the general debate of the 76th UN General Assembly and delivered an important speech.
The Supreme Leader of president attended the general debate of the 76th UN General Assembly by video in Beijing on September 21st and delivered a speech entitled ".Strengthen confidence, overcome difficulties together and build a better world.The important speech (? Click on the blue font to view the original speech).
The supreme leader stressed that at present, the epidemic is still raging around the world and human society has been profoundly changed. The world has entered a new period of turbulence and change. Every responsible politician must answer the issues of the times and make historical choices with confidence, courage and responsibility.
First, we must overcome the epidemic and win this major struggle that concerns the future and destiny of mankind. Mankind has always achieved greater development and progress by constantly overcoming challenges.
Second, we must revive the economy, promote stronger, greener and healthier global development, and jointly push global development to a new stage of balance, coordination and tolerance. First, adhere to the priority of development. The second is to persist in taking the people as the center. The third is to adhere to inclusiveness. The fourth is to adhere to the innovation drive. The fifth is to adhere to the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Sixth, adhere to the action orientation.
Third, we must strengthen unity and practice the concept of mutual respect and win-win cooperation in international relations. China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, a defender of international order and a provider of public goods, and will continue to provide new opportunities for the world with the new development of China.
Fourth, we must improve global governance and practice true multilateralism. There is only one system in the world, and that is the international system with the United Nations at its core. There is only one order, and that is the international order based on international law. There is only one set of rules, that is, the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: China’s manufacturing industry has ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years.
On September 13th, at the press conference of the State Council Office, Xiao Yaqing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that since 2010, China’s manufacturing industry has ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years. From 2012 to 2020, China’s industrial added value increased from 20.9 trillion yuan to 31.3 trillion yuan, of which the added value of manufacturing industry increased from 16.98 trillion yuan to 26.6 trillion yuan, accounting for nearly 30% of the global total.
Guizhou: Ensure that the wage payment of migrant workers is included in the annual assessment.
On September 13th, Guizhou issued an opinion, which will guarantee the wage payment of migrant workers into the annual comprehensive assessment and high-quality development performance evaluation of cities and counties.
The Central Office and the State Council issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Network Civilization.
On September 14th, the general offices of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council recently issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Network Civilization, which proposed to strengthen self-discipline in the Internet industry, adhere to the value orientation of paying equal attention to economic and social benefits, and urge Internet companies to actively fulfill their social responsibilities.
China CDC released a new version of influenza vaccination guidelines.
On September 14th, China CDC recently issued the Technical Guide for Influenza Vaccination in China (2020-2021), advising medical staff; Vulnerable people and employees in old-age care institutions, long-term care institutions, welfare homes and other crowd gathering places; People in key places and other people at high risk of influenza are given priority in influenza vaccination.
The National Network Information Office issued the "Opinions on Further Compacting the Main Responsibility of the Information Content of the Website Platform"
On September 15th, the National Internet Information Office issued "Opinions on Further Compacting the Main Responsibility of Information Content of Website Platform". For the first time, the "Opinions" systematically put forward the work requirements of website platform to fulfill the main responsibility of information content management, including improving the rules of platform community, strengthening standardized account management, and improving the content review mechanism.
Two departments: by 2025, e-commerce express mail will basically be no longer packaged twice.
On September 15 th, a few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Action Plan for Plastic Pollution Control in the 14 th Five-Year Plan". The plan proposes that by 2025, the unreasonable use of disposable plastic products in key areas such as commodity retail, e-commerce, take-away, express delivery and accommodation will be greatly reduced, and the e-commerce express mail will basically be no longer packaged twice, and the application scale of recyclable express packaging will reach 10 million.
National Network Information Office requires standardization of hot spot ranking.
On September 15th, China Netcom issued an opinion on further compacting the main responsibility of information content management on the website platform. The opinions call for standardizing the ranking of hot spots, improving the rules of the list, reasonably determining the constituent elements and weights, and reflecting the correct value orientation.
Harbin issued regulations: cold weather operation subsidies per capita monthly 200 yuan.
On September 15th, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province issued regulations, which made it clear that from December to February of the following year, employers should pay low-temperature allowances to workers engaged in outdoor operations, with the minimum 200 yuan per person per month.
China formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, on September 16th, Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce of China, submitted a written letter from China to O ‘Connor, Minister of Trade and Export Growth of New Zealand, the depositary of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP). The ministers of the two countries also held a telephone conference to communicate on the follow-up work of China’s formal application for membership.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor: Hong Kong businessmen should seize the opportunity of China’s western development.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on September 16th that the HKSAR government will assist Hong Kong businessmen to seize the opportunity of China’s western development, and Hong Kong’s high value-added supporting services are capable of providing comprehensive support to enterprises along the new land-sea corridor in the west.
National Health Commission: The number of people who have completed the full vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine in China has exceeded 1 billion.
On September 16th, National Health Commission’s spokesperson Mi Feng introduced at the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism in the State Council. As of September 15th, a total of 2,161.428 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine were reported nationwide, and 1,011.584 million people had completed the whole vaccination.
Ministry of Commerce: It will further relax the market access of foreign capital and increase the service guarantee.
On September 16, at the regular press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce, Shu Jueting, deputy director of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said when answering a reporter’s question that the Ministry of Commerce would continue to do a good job in foreign investment in the next step, further relax the market access of foreign investment, increase the service guarantee for foreign-funded enterprises and foreign-funded projects, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-funded enterprises according to law, so that foreign investment can develop with more peace of mind and peace of mind after entering China, and can better play a leading role in industrial upgrading.
State Press and Publication Administration: Online Reporting Platform for Anti-addiction Implementation of Game Enterprises
On September 16th, the State Press and Publication Administration launched the "platform for reporting the implementation of anti-addiction in game enterprises". On this platform, people can collect and report the non-compliance of various games in the implementation of anti-addiction regulations, including real-name authentication violation report, recharge payment violation report and time duration violation report.
In the second round, the fourth batch of central eco-environmental protection inspectors publicly reported seven typical cases.
On September 17, the second round of the fourth batch of central eco-environmental protection inspectors publicly reported seven typical cases, involving five provinces and two central enterprises that are currently being inspected. These seven cases are: Dongfang Company, a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metals Group, illegally disposed of hazardous waste and built production in violation of laws and regulations; Some enterprises of China National Gold Group have failed to promote the green mining and restoration of mines.
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Shen Nanpeng: Entrepreneurs should be driven by technology, green and responsibility.
On September 13th, Shen Nanpeng, global managing partner of Sequoia Capital, said in a public speech that a technology-led entrepreneurial era has arrived, and entrepreneurs should be driven by technology, green and responsibility. At the same time, he believes that in the era of scientific and technological entrepreneurship, investment institutions should also be patient, and the investment concept of "semi-business and semi-public welfare" will help to create a "more dynamic and valuable" entrepreneurial ecology.
Ren Zhengfei: Scientists are the code for getting a meal ticket.
On the evening of September 14th, Huawei recently disclosed the contents of Ren Zhengfei’s communication with the participants at the Innovation Pioneer Symposium of the Academia Sinica. Ren Zhengfei said that on the road of scientific exploration, we should not be short-sighted and only pursue pragmatism. Scientists should still look up at the "stars". At the same time, for talents, Ren Zhengfei said that to attract the best people in the world and recruit talents who are better than themselves, the failure in subversive innovation will also create many talents.
2021 China Corporate Social Responsibility Summit Forum ended successfully.
On September 14th, 2021 China Corporate Social Responsibility Summit Forum came to a successful conclusion. The forum focused on core topics such as "double carbon" strategy, rural revitalization, co-creation of corporate values and responsibilities, sustainable development, and the development trend of corporate public welfare, and held extensive discussions with entrepreneurs and economists.
Wechat "old age mode" is finally coming.
On September 16th, WeChat recently launched the beta version of 8.0.14, which mainly optimized some known problems. According to Digital Tail, some beta users can use "caring mode". According to reports, "caring mode" is similar to "elder mode" or "old mode". After users enable it in the settings, the text of WeChat will be bigger, the color will be stronger and the buttons will be bigger.
Ma Yongsheng, General Manager of China Petrochemical: Natural gas will become the largest fossil energy source in China around 2050.
Ma Yongsheng, academician of China Academy of Engineering and general manager of China Petrochemical (600028, Guba) Group Company, said on September 16th that driven by the goal of carbon neutrality, China’s oil consumption is expected to reach its peak around 2026, and natural gas will become the largest fossil energy in China around 2050.
Flower Garden Online "Rational Consumption Assistant"
On September 16th, Huayuan recently launched the rational consumption management tool "Huayuan Bill Assistant", which includes functions such as bill management, progress reminder, excess warning and repayment suggestion. As long as the user sets the monthly budget amount, the system will remind the amount every week, and will automatically warn if it is about to exceed the limit.
China Chengtong Holding Group Co., Ltd. 2020 Social Responsibility Report was released.
On September 16th, 2020 Social Responsibility Report of China Chengtong Holding Group Co., Ltd. was officially released online. According to the report, in 2020, China Chengtong accelerated the elimination of backward production capacity, and the investment in energy conservation and environmental protection exceeded 370 million yuan, and no environmental pollution incidents occurred throughout the year.
PepsiCo announces new strategy of sustainable development
On September 16th, PR Newswire, PepsiCo officially announced PEP+(PepsiCo is holding a plan), which is a strategic transformation of the whole business with sustainable development as the core, with the aim of creating long-term sustainable value. PepsiCo is holding the three pillars of the plan (agriculture, value chain and products) to drive the implementation of the industry-leading 2030 goal.
For the first time, the state-owned and state-owned enterprise system held multi-site coordinated social responsibility activities.
On September 18th, "Fulfilling Social Responsibility and Creating Social Value —— Forum on Social Responsibility of State-owned Enterprises in Shanxi, Shanghai and Guangdong" was held in Beijing. Blue Book of Social Responsibility of State-owned and State-owned Enterprises (2022), Blue Book of Social Responsibility of Provincial Enterprises in Shanxi Province and 2020 Social Responsibility Report of Supervision Enterprises of Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission were released during the forum.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology launched the first sustainable development and green finance course in Hong Kong.
On September 20th, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology announced the launch of the first Bachelor of Science course in sustainable development and green finance in Hong Kong. The new curriculum aims at cultivating talents in sustainable development and green finance, and aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to fill the global gap of professionals in sustainable and green finance.
Xu Jiayin wrote to all members of Evergrande in Mid-Autumn Festival: Go all out to fulfill social responsibilities.
On September 21st, a letter from Xu Jiayin to all employees of Evergrande was exposed. In the letter, Xu Jiayin expressed his firm belief that Evergrande will be able to get out of the dark moment as soon as possible, accelerate the comprehensive resumption of work and production, achieve the goal of "guaranteeing the delivery of the building" and hand over a responsible and responsible answer sheet to the buyers, investors, partners and financial institutions.
Wal-Mart will label healthy or low-carbon products.
Wal-Mart said on September 21st that it would label healthy or sustainable products "built for the better" on its website to attract shoppers who are willing to spend money to vote for better nutrition and environmental management. Wal-Mart said that this initiative will start with nearly 2,000 products and will continue to increase. These goods will be divided into two categories, one is considered to be more beneficial to the health of customers, and the other is considered to be beneficial to the earth.
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The world’s largest carbon absorber is put into use, which can extract 4000 tons of carbon dioxide every year.The world’s largest carbon dioxide inhalation plant was officially put into use in Iceland on September 8. There are eight sets of equipment using high-tech filters and fans in the factory, which can extract carbon dioxide, mix it with water, and press it into the deep underground for mineralization. The factory can extract 4000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air every year, which is equivalent to the emission of 800 cars. Due to the advanced technology and high cost, there are only 15 such factories in the world at present.
Wuhan issued a work plan to promote carbon reduction and develop low-carbon industries.
On September 11th, official website, the government of Wuhan, recently released the Work Plan for Promoting Carbon Reduction and Developing Low-carbon Industries in Wuhan. The Plan proposes to promote key areas and industries to achieve the "3060" goal first, strive to build a national carbon financial center, and build a green and digital "green valley" in Wuhan.
Executive Meeting of Shanghai Municipal Government: Accelerating the Building of an International Green Financial HubOn September 13th, the executive meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Government agreed in principle with the "Implementation Opinions of Shanghai on Accelerating the Construction of an International Green Financial Hub to Serve peak carbon dioxide emissions’s Carbon Neutrality Goal" and pointed out that it is necessary to closely follow the main line of serving the "double carbon" goal, promote and guide social capital to gradually flow from traditional industries with high energy consumption and high pollution to low-carbon economy industries, and accelerate the construction of an international green financial hub.
Foxconn and PTT signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to produce electric vehicles.Thailand Oil and Gas Group and Foxconn signed a joint venture agreement on September 14th to produce electric vehicles, and will invest 1 billion to 2 billion US dollars to build a factory in the East Economic Corridor of Thailand in the next 5-6 years.
Sino-British zero-emission vehicle cooperation initiative signedOn September 15th, at the Sino-British Forum on Carbon Neutralization and Collaborative Development in Transportation, the China Society of Automotive Engineering and the British Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Traders signed the Sino-British Initiative on Zero Emission Vehicles, which laid the foundation for future Sino-British cooperation in the automotive industry under the vision of carbon neutrality.State-owned investment companies issued a commitment to "3060"On September 15th, the forum "Responsible Investment-State-owned investment companies act together for’ 3060’" was held in Beijing. Responsible Investment-Common Commitment of State-owned Investment Companies Facing "3060" was signed at the event.
National Development and Reform Commission: Encourage local governments to increase renewable energy consumption.
On September 16th, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Plan for Improving the Dual Control of Energy Consumption Intensity and Total Amount. The plan proposes to encourage local governments to increase renewable energy consumption and resolutely control projects with high energy consumption and high emissions. At the same time, speed up the construction of the national energy use right trading market, and promote the flow and agglomeration of energy elements to areas with good quality projects, enterprises, industries and economic development conditions.
BMW will launch 12 pure electric vehicles by 2023.On September 16th, BMW Group said that it will launch 12 pure electric vehicles by 2023, which is expected to account for 25% of the company’s total sales in China. In addition, we will continue to expand investment in future technological innovation in China.Li Bin: The task of carbon emission reduction in production is more arduous.On September 16th, Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of Weilai, appealed at the 2021 World New Energy Vehicle Congress that the goal of carbon neutrality can only be achieved through the joint efforts of the whole industry chain, and hoped that the industrial departments would reach a consensus and formulate clear emission reduction targets. In addition, Li Bin said that compared with the use link, the pressure of carbon emission reduction in raw material acquisition and production is greater and the task is more arduous.
The compilation of the first group standard of "Guide to the Implementation of Carbon Neutralization in Tourism Commercial Projects" in China started.On September 16th, it was reported that recently, the drafting of the group standard "Implementation Guide for Carbon Neutralization of Tourism Commercial Projects", which was officially approved by China City Commercial Network Construction Management Association, was officially launched in Shenzhen. This standard is the first national group standard for carbon neutrality in tourism business projects, and it is expected to be compiled and released by the end of 2021.OGCI released the latest strategy to accelerate carbon neutrality.On September 20th, the chairman /CEO of the member companies of the Climate Initiative for Oil and Gas Industry jointly signed and released the latest development strategy of OGCI. All member enterprises promise to achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emission) in their business activities within the time frame stipulated in the Paris Agreement. OGCI also updated the targets of carbon emission intensity and methane emission intensity of upstream business in 2025, and pointed out that it hopes to achieve zero discharge of conventional torches in 2030. These measures can reduce greenhouse gases by more than 50 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent every year.
Heilongjiang province "carbon neutral special account" opened.
On September 21st, it was learned from Heilongjiang Property Rights Trading Group that recently, the "Carbon Neutralization Special Account" of Heilongjiang Carbon Emissions Trading Center was officially opened, which successfully helped the province’s ecological environment system to complete the first carbon neutrality activity, marking the establishment of a financial electronic platform by the provincial carbon emissions trading center to help achieve the goal of "double carbon" in Heilongjiang Province.
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The 18th China-ASEAN Expo signed a contract with a total investment of over 300 billion yuan.
On September 13th, the 18th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit came to an end. According to the data, China-ASEAN Expo has signed 179 international and domestic cooperation projects, with a total investment of over 300 billion yuan, an increase of 13.7% compared with the previous session, and the signing of total investment of the project is the highest in history.
Academician Wang Pinxian and his wife donated 2 million yuan to set up Tongji University Ocean Scholarship.
On September 15th, Wang Pinxian, an 85-year-old famous marine geologist and academician of China Academy of Sciences, and Sun Xiangjun, a famous palynology expert, jointly donated 2 million yuan saved for many years to establish Tongji University Marine Scholarship under the Education Development Foundation of Tongji University. The two professors specifically told "Don’t be named after us" to encourage more and more young people to devote themselves to the development of marine science.
Guangzhou’s first "International Health Station" will be opened soon.
On September 15th, recently, Guangzhou International Health Station has completed the main structure construction and will be opened soon. The post station is far away from populated areas and can provide isolation and medical services for all immigrants. The concept of health station will replace "isolated hotel" and is an epidemic prevention measure mainly aimed at international tourists. This is also the first international health station in China.
Scientists in China have developed a "carbon spring" that is expected to be used in outer space exploration.
On September 16th, it was reported that the team of Academician Yu Shuhong of China University of Science and Technology recently developed a new carbon material named "carbon spring" with a microstructure like "crispness" in pancake fruit, inspired by human structures such as "arch" and "crossbow", which is considered as an ideal material for manufacturing intelligent magnetic and vibration sensors and is expected to be used in outer space exploration.
Three people were killed and 100 injured in Luxian earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0.
At 4: 33 am on September 16th, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Luxian County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. As of 16: 00 on the same day, the earthquake caused 121,000 people in Luzhou and other places to be affected, 3 people were killed and 100 people were injured; More than 1,400 houses collapsed, more than 6,400 were seriously damaged and 29,000 were generally damaged.
Shenzhou 12 returned smoothly.
At 13: 34 on September 17th, the return capsule of Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft landed successfully at Dongfeng Landing Site, and astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo got out safely and smoothly, in good health, and the first manned mission in the space station stage was a complete success.
The theme slogan of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games was released.
On September 17th, the theme slogan of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games was released in the Capital Museum. The theme slogan of Beijing Winter Olympics: "Together for a Shared Future" (in English) was officially released.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, 88.1593 million people traveled nationwide.
On September 21st, according to the data center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2021, there were 88.1593 million domestic tourists, and the domestic tourism revenue was 37.149 billion yuan.
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American experts plan to resurrect mammoths in four to six years.
On September 13th, it was reported by @ World that American experts planned to "resurrect" mammoths and plan to cultivate the first batch of "elephant cubs" within four to six years. The project is led by a team of genetics experts from Harvard Medical School, and the "resurrected" mammoth herd will be placed in the Arctic. Some commentators said that the project is too risky and its risks still need further assessment.
Less than 3.5% of the population on the African continent is fully vaccinated.
On September 14th, John Kengerson, director of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the WHO conference that less than 3.5% of the population on the African continent had been fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine, which was far from the official target of 60%.
The United States and the European Union seek to reach a global agreement to reduce methane emissions.
On September 14th, it was reported in Reuters that the United States and the European Union will launch a global cooperation plan to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030.
Chief economist of Allianz: supply chain crisis may last for two years
On September 14th, the chief economist of Allianz said that the supply chain disruption around the world would last for one or two years, and warned that the rising price might bring the global economy back to the stagflation environment of 1970s.
The head of Samsung made his first public appearance after parole, promising to create 30,000 youth jobs within three years.
On September 14th, local time, Lee Jae-yong, the head of Samsung, made his first public appearance after his parole. On the same day, Samsung Group and the Korean government held a symposium in Seoul on creating youth jobs. Lee Jae-yong said at the meeting that Samsung will create an additional 30,000 youth jobs in three years.
There are 470 billion dollars of agricultural support in the world every year, which is harmful and useless.
On September 14th, the Food and Agriculture Organization, UNDP and UNEP released a report showing that 87% of agricultural support is harmful, equivalent to $470 billion per year. The report calls for the adjustment of destructive incentives, so as to promote the realization of more specific targets under the 2030 sustainable development goals and fulfill the "United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration" plan.
The US House of Representatives passed the proposal of $1 billion to establish a privacy security agency.
According to foreign media reports, the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on September 14th to provide the Federal Trade Commission with $1 billion to establish an institution dedicated to improving data security, privacy and combating identity theft. This proposal is included in a $3.5 trillion expenditure measure to provide funding for the new department in the next 10 years, mainly to combat "unfair or deceptive behaviors related to privacy, data security, identity theft, data abuse, etc.".
UNCTAD: The global economy is expected to experience the fastest growth in 50 years.
According to the data of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the global economy is expected to rebound this year, with a growth rate of 5.3%, the fastest in the past 50 years. However, in its latest report, the agency said that the rebound of the curves of regions, departments and incomes was very uneven.
Wal-Mart teamed up with Ford and Argo AI to launch self-driving delivery service.
According to Reuters, Ford, Wal-Mart and Argo AI9, a self-driving company, said on September 15th that they would jointly launch a self-driving car delivery service, and the test is expected to start at the end of this year.
Africa faces a shortage of 470 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa said on September 16th that due to COVID-19’s global vaccine acquisition mechanism, the planned delivery of COVID-19 vaccine to Africa this year was reduced by about 150 million doses. If the global year-end goal of fully vaccinating 40% of the population is to be achieved, the African continent will face a shortage of nearly 500 million doses of vaccine.
Amazon has banned about 3,000 China seller accounts.
On September 17th, Cindy Tai, vice president of Amazon Global, said at the "Upgrading Ceremony of Hangzhou Cross-border E-commerce Park" that in the recent title event, Amazon banned the sales of 600 China brands and about 3,000 sellers’ accounts, all of which have repeatedly abused comments, and Amazon has given many warnings in the past.
The United Nations received 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Government of China.
On September 17th, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General announced that the UN had received 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Government of China. A spokesman for the Secretary-General said that the vaccine donated by China will be used to vaccinate United Nations personnel and peacekeepers through the United Nations system-wide COVID-19 vaccination program.
Report: Nearly 2 million people die of work-related deaths every year.
On September 17th, according to the first report jointly released by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization, more than 1.9 million people died of work-related diseases and injuries in 2016. The biggest cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which caused 450,000 deaths, stroke caused 400,000 deaths, and 350,000 people died of ischemic heart disease. Occupational injuries caused 19% deaths, or 360,000 people.
The United Nations Headquarters in new york launched a giant environmental protection map.
On September 18th, the lawn of the United Nations Headquarters in new york was turned into a "temporary painting" of 11,000 square meters. This giant painting, created by French-Swiss artist Saype, shows that two children are "building" the future world, and it conveys many messages, including young people’s hope to participate more in UN affairs.
The Global Innovation Index Report 2021 was released.
On September 20th, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index Report 2021, and Switzerland ranked first for the 11th consecutive year, while China ranked 12th, up two places from 2020. The Report spoke highly of China’s progress in innovation, and emphasized the importance of government decisions and incentives to promote innovation.
The United Nations held a high-level event on "Moment of Sustainable Development Goals"
On September 20th, the United Nations held a high-level event "Moment of Sustainable Development Goals" aimed at promoting the realization of the 2030 Agenda. In his speech, UN Secretary-General Guterres urged all countries to make joint efforts to return to the track of achieving sustainable development goals.
That’s all for this issue. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, get back to work full of energy ~
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