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COVID-19: Right decisions now will secure a life of dignity for all
04 December 2020
Critical decisions made now to address the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a life of dignity for all people, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday, addressing the second and final day of the General Assembly’s special session devoted to the crisis.
Heads of UN agencies, along with scientists and other stakeholders, are holding interactive dialogues focused on the…
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Belarus: End ongoing human rights violations, UN rights chief urges
04 December 2020
The human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate, particularly with respect to peaceful assembly, the UN rights chief said on Friday, urging the government to put an end to ongoing violations and “take steps towards a genuine, respectful and inclusive national dialogue”.
Speaking at a meeting of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet shared reports of…
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UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Ethiopia’s Tigray
04 December 2020
The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after a deal was struck to reach displaced civilians, following weeks of fighting between federal and regional forces.
“There are still operational issues of a logistical nature, some of them are of a security nature, that are being…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
04 December 2020
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia
Babar Baloch, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), stated that an agreement had been reached recently between the UN in Ethiopia and the Federal Government to facilitate access to aid…
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Hybrid press conference by the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
04 December 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria
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Hybrid press conference by the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
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Update on the conclusion of the fourth round of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
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WIPO virtual press conference
04 December 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Daren Tang, WIPO Director General
Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, WIPO
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WIPO virtual press conference
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Launch of WIPO’s 2020 World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges government of Belarus to end ongoing human rights violations
04 December 2020
Meeting Summaries
Human Rights Council Hears Oral Update by the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus
The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath.
Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she regretted to report that since the Council's urgent debate on Belarus in September,…
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Vanuatu graduates from list of least developed countries
04 December 2020
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has graduated from the official list of Least Developed Countries (LDC), becoming the sixth country to achieve the milestone since the development categorization was created in 1971.
The graduation is “testimony to years of effort resulting in hard-won sustainable development gains,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message.
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 8 December 2020
04 December 2020
Statements and Speeches
A hybrid Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Tuesday, 8 December to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and will then read out the statement for the Day delivered by Secretary-General António Guterres in New York.
Speaking at the Special Meeting will be representatives of the Committee on the Exercise…
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New Africa alliance aims to tackle deadly COVID ‘infodemic’
03 December 2020
A new network in Africa aims to combat the “infodemic” of misinformation online surrounding COVID-19 and other health emergencies on the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday.
The Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), brings together 13 international and regional organizations, together with fact-checking groups which have expertise in data and behavioural…
