General, launching a new report United in Science 2020, stated that greenhouse gases levels were at record levels, while emissions that had temporarily declined because of the coronavirus pandemic were returning to pre-COVID levels, as global temperatures hit new highs. 10 September The UN Secretary-General warned an Ambassadors meeting for a virtual High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace that due to the pandemic “Not since the United Nations was founded have we faced such a complex and multidimensional threat to global peace and security”. The UN and European Union co-hosted the Inaugural Meeting of the Facilitation Council of the G20 ACT-Accelerator to produce two billion vaccine doses, which so far has received $2.7 billion of the $35 billion necessary to shorten the pandemic and speed economic global recovery. 16 September The UN released the September update of the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 report, reiterating its three-point response of saving lives, protecting societies and recovering better. 17 September On World Patient Safety Day, the WHO reminded the world of the vital role of health workers, emphasizing the need to ensure their protection, safety, and mental health, especially given the heightened risks of the pandemic. 18 September The WHO Director-General presented the second report of the WHO and World Bank-backed Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, A World in Disorder, which recommends developing “muscle memory”, i.e., repetition, as a “key to pandemic response”. 21 September The WHO Director-General unveiled the coronavirus Vaccines Global Access Facility (COVAX), part of the ACT Accelerator, to deliver two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine globally by the end of 2021. 23 September The UN and its partners, including the International Federation of the Red Cross, urged countries to take urgent action to address an “infodemic” of coronavirus misinformation, both online and in the real world. The International Labour Organization reported on the occasion of the sixth edition of its 'COVID Monitor' that COVID-19 has had a “catastrophic” impact on workers, equivalent to 495 million full-time jobs lost globally in the second quarter of the year, with lower and middle-income countries suffering most. 25 September In the face of a potential global shortage of influenza vaccines and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO has recommended countries prioritize the elderly and health workers. A new report from Every Woman Every Child highlights progress in protecting women and children but reported "disruptions in essential health interventions disproportionately impacting the most