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Guterres regrets death in Kyrgyzstan, calls for dialogue to end violence
06 October 2020
The UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday that he was “closely monitoring” the situation in the Kyrgyz Republic, where protests erupted a day earlier in the aftermath of Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
According to news reports, one person died and hundreds were injured on Monday, after demonstrators gathered in anger over alleged vote-rigging. The protests which attracted thousands…
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DR Congo: Children suffering ‘unrelenting violence’, UNICEF deeply concerned
06 October 2020
Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep concern.
Since the beginning of the year, the brutality and chaos unleashed during longstanding conflict in the province of Ituri have deteriorated further, worsening…
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UN Special Adviser helps align UN and Africa on sustainable development path
06 October 2020
Helping to reshape the UN's approach to better serve the continent and merge the UN-led Sustainable Development Goals with Africa's own 2063 Agenda, are top priorities for the newly minted UN Special Adviser on Africa.
Cristina Duarte, who is also Under-Secretary-General on African Affairs, took up her position at the helm of the Office (OSAA), in August.
Previously, she had…
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Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds
06 October 2020
Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said on Tuesday, releasing its latest report on the country.
South Sudan gained independence in July 2011 but descended into conflict roughly two-and-a-half years later, following irreconcilable tensions between President Salva Kiir and his deputy, Riek…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
06 October 2020
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, and Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and TV Section, at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the UN Habitat, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 15 TEXTS
06 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Extends Mandates on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, Unilateral Coercive Measures, and the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 15 texts in which it, among other actions, extended for three years the mandates of the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and coercive measures, and…
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More action needed for seafarers, ‘collateral victims’ of measures to curb COVID-19
06 October 2020
Highlighting an “unparalleled crisis” affecting hundreds of thousands of crew members and maritime workers reeling due to the impact of COVID-19, the UN has called on the business sector and others involved in the shipping industry to do more to address the plight of seafarers worlwide.
In all, some 400,000 people are currently stranded on vessels, and a similar number are…
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UN rights chief urges Iran to release jailed human rights defenders, citing COVID-19 risk
06 October 2020
The top UN rights official has called on Iran to release imprisoned human rights defenders, lawyers and political prisoners, citing deep concerns over their situation and heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.
According to the UN human rights office (OHCHR), conditions in Iranian prisons, suffering from chronic overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions, have…
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Opening of the Forum of Mayors 2020
06 October 2020
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From left to right, Sami Kanaan, Mayor of Geneva, Lord Norman Foster, Architect, Olga Algayerova, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNECE and Doris Andoni, Chair, Head Housing, Ministry of Finances and Economy of Albania during Forum of Mayors 2020 City Action for A Resilient Future. 6 October 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc FerréExcellencies,
Distinguished guests,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you all today - both those physically present at the Palais des Nations and many others joining us online.
Let me first of all thank…
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UN chief condemns continuing escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh
06 October 2020
The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the continuing escalation of violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, reminding all sides of their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Secretary-General António Guterres “is gravely concerned by reports of the extension of hostilities, including the targeting of…
