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UN chief reiterates call for global ceasefire, marking International Day of Non-Violence
02 October 2020
The UN Secretary-General repeated his call for a global ceasefire on Friday, commemorating the International Day of Non Violence, which is taking place this year in the shadow of the devastating human and socio-economic impacts resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a message, Secretary-General António Guterres reminded everyone of their “special” duty, to stop…
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Central African Republic: elections are ‘unique opportunity’ for peace - Guterres
01 October 2020
The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritize national dialogue and consensus-building ahead of elections scheduled to begin in December.
“The coming period will be decisive for the country”, António Guterres told a high-level meeting on the country, held on Thursday. His remarks were shared after the meeting, which was…
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Annual report: Pandemic recovery must be measured in ‘human rather than economic terms’
01 October 2020
We must “commit” to building a more inclusive and sustainable world, the UN chief underscored in his annual report on the Work of the Organization, launched on Thursday.
In the Introduction, Secretary-General António Guterres said the international community should reflect on “our shared progress as well as…our vision and values”.
He highlighted some of the Organization…
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COVID-19 underscores need to deliver on promise of landmark women’s rights conference
01 October 2020
Unless countries act now, the COVID-19 pandemic could erase recent “fragile progress” towards gender equality, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday, urging governments to put women at the centre of recovery and response.
António Guterres issued the charge in a speech to a UN General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the landmark…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE AND WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA
01 October 2020
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues on reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, and with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia.
Speaking in the interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Ukraine were the European Union, Finland, Canada, United Nations Children's Fund, Germany, Estonia, Japan, Norway, Czech…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CLOSES ONLINE LIMITED EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
01 October 2020
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its online limited eighty-fifth session.
Luis Ernesto Pedernera Reyna, Chairperson of the Committee, said the Committee had held its eighty-fifth limited session online due to the exceptional circumstances of COVID-19, with the Interprefy platform, starting 14 September. The Committee had held 12 meetings. An account of the Committee's deliberations would be included in the corresponding summary records. Due to time difference and connectivity issues, not all members had been able to…
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Top humanitarian award winner ‘nothing short of heroic’: UN refugee chief
01 October 2020
An educator and rights defender who has spent more than 20 years rescuing exploited and trafficked children in Colombia, represents “the best of us”, the UN refugee chief said on Thursday, as she was named the winner of this year’s Nansen Refugee Award.
Mayerlín Vergara Pérez, the Caribbean Regional Coordinator for the Renacer Foundation, has worked hard helping the Colombian non-…
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Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel
01 October 2020
Governments should immediately address the inhumane conditions in detention faced by migrant workers who are also being blamed for spreading the coronavirus, a UN panel of independent rights experts said on Thursday.
‘Left to die’
Citing reports of ill-treatment and torture “every single day in detention camps”, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers raised the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
01 October 2020
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Hears Presentations by the Chair of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Systemic Racism and on the International Decade for People of African Descent
The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance after hearing presentations by the intergovernmental Working Group on the effective…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE VIENNA DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
01 October 2020
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Secretary-General on Alleged Reprisals, and General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories
The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. It also concluded its interactive dialogue on the report of the Secretary-General on alleged reprisals, and the general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.
Speaking in the…
