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Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
18 July 2021
Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of “a legendary global advocate for dignity, equality, justice and human rights”, the UN chief said on Sunday.
“Each year, on this day, Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to this extraordinary man who embodied the highest aspirations of the United Nations and the human family”, …
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FROM THE FIELD: A flood of humanitarian needs for Burundi lake dwellers
17 July 2021
Some 52,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Burundi since March this year, following the rise of waters in Lake Tanganyika in East Africa and most need humanitarian assistance, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Incessant heavy rains, followed by floods, landslides, and strong winds have led to farmland, dwellings, roads, markets and a wide…
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Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President
17 July 2021
Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in his address to the closing its high-level segment.
ECOSOC is one of the six main organs of the UN, and the pandemic is unfolding during its 75th anniversary.
Reflecting on the past year, Mr. Akram recalled how the…
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Prison population surge triggers overcrowding, COVID casualties
16 July 2021
One in three prisoners around the world is being held without having stood trial or been found guilty by any court, according to a new study published on Friday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
🔸nearly 12 million people imprisoned globally🔸nearly 1/3 unsentenced🔸prisons overcrowded in half of all countries🆕UNODC study on prisons gives an overview of the situation in prisons…
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UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’
16 July 2021
There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told the Security Council on Friday.
Briefing on behalf of the UN chief, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, painted a grim picture of civilian executions, arbitrary arrests, detentions, forced displacement and sexual violence against children…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-up to its Concluding Observations
16 July 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today adopted reports by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Bangladesh, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
According to the Committee’s procedure, the Committee selects a minimum of two and maximum of four recommendations, termed the follow-up recommendations, to be included in the follow-up procedure; these recommendations are indicated in the Committee’s concluding observations issued to a State party following their review by the Committee. When reviewing follow-up reports, the…
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Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action
16 July 2021
Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
🌊Floods, 🔥fire 🌡️heatWMO roundup of the summer of extremesat https://t.co/aQ6iEf4fN7#ClimateChange #…
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UN rights chief calls for prompt release of protestors held in Cuba
16 July 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for the prompt release of protestors and journalists detained during anti-government demonstrations in Cuba, some of whom are being held incommunicado.
The massive protests began on Sunday and are the biggest in decades, with thousands taking to the streets across the Caribbean island nation to demand the lifting of economic…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
16 July 2021
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization.
Armed group attacks displace civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Babar Baloch, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said that the UNHCR was calling for urgent and enhanced measures to protect civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a…
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In Dialogue with Belgium, Experts of Committee against Torture Ask about Detention Conditions, including Prison Overcrowding, and Repatriations from Syria
16 July 2021
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Belgium on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. During the dialogue, Committee Experts broached concerns related to detention conditions, including prison overcrowding, as well as to the repatriation of Belgian nationals, notably children, from conflict zones in Syria.
Committee Experts referred to the situation of…
