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Through the Universal Healthcare Coverage Partnership, WHO supports Ministries of Health in 21 Pacific Island countries, including Kiribati to strengthen mental health service provision, which has been particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq, has praised the efforts of UN Sub-regional Team to support Grenada and Dominica conduct and present their VNRs for the first time.

The King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award recognizes young people’s efforts to become effective, productive citizens, who contribute to the welfare of their communities and environment and help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  

Due to their remote location, Venezuela's rural indigenous communities have been particularly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's socio-economic situation.  A widespread decline in public services, such as electricity, domestic gas supplies, and public transportation has driven some members of the indigenous communities on Venezuela's western border with Colombia, including Río Negro, to cross the border frequently to purchase basic goods, including food items.

Eritrea will present its Voluntary National Review on SDG progress for the first time at this years High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development which runs from 5-15 July at UNHQ in New York. Here are some of the five key achievements the UN in Eritrea in partnership with the government have made in implementing the SDGs over the past year.