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OHCHR virtual press conference (Special Procedures Branch)
08 February 2021
Press Conference Announcement
Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism
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Syria: UN experts urge 57 States to repatriate women and children from squalid camps
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UN rights experts alarmed by rise in use of lèse-majesté laws in Thailand
08 February 2021
United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday voiced grave concerns over increasingly severe use of lèse-majesté laws in Thailand, warning that a rise in their usage is further restricting civic space and the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms in the country.
The lèse-majesté provision of Thailand’s criminal code prohibits defaming, insulting or threatening the royal…
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UNCTAD virtual press conference
08 February 2021
Press Conference Announcement
Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General
Paul Akiwumi, Director of the Division on Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD
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Launch of a new UNCTAD tool: the Productive Capacity Index
Embargo until 8 February 2021 at 5:00 p.m. GMT
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UN stands ready to support relief, in aftermath of deadly India flash floods
08 February 2021
The United Nations stands ready, if necessary, to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts, following a glacier burst and subsequent flash flooding in northern India, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday.
At least 14 people are reported to have died and over 170 missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke away in India’s Uttarakhand province on Sunday…
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Rapid scale up crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Joint UN-Government mission
07 February 2021
A joint United Nations-Government of Ethiopia mission to Mekelle in the country’s Tigray region, on Saturday, underscored the need for strong partnership to rapidly scale up a Government-led collective response to meet immediate humanitarian needs in the region.
Since the onset of the crisis, almost 1.7 million people of the region have been provided…
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US decision will provide ‘profound relief’ to millions in war-torn Yemen: UN spokesperson
07 February 2021
The US announcement revoking the previous administration's terrorist designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, will provide “profound relief” to millions in the country, who depend on international assistance and imports for their survival, the UN Spokesperson said on Saturday.
In a note to correspondents, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman…
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India: UN rights office urges ‘maximum restraint’ in ongoing protests
07 February 2021
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities and protesters in India to “exercise maximum restraint” amidst ongoing protests by farmers.
In a Tweet on Friday, OHCHR also highlighted the need for equitable solutions with due respect for human rights.
#India: We call on the authorities and protesters to exercise maximum restraint in ongoing #FarmersProtests…
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FROM THE FIELD: Sharing migration stories across generations in Central America
07 February 2021
Two migrants, one young and one old, have been sharing their experiences of migrating to a small town in Costa Rica in Central America.
From different backgrounds and with contrasting dreams, Candelario Téllez, and Juan Carlos both originally from Nicaragua share a common goal of wanting to be part of and thrive in their adopted community in the town of Upala.
Juan Carlos…
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FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl
06 February 2021
The amount of money spent on food and beverages to enjoy, perhaps, the United States’ most high-profile annual sporting event, adds up to more than twice the global budget of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), according to the agency.
WFP says Americans spent around $17 billion on food, drinks, party supplies and other paraphernalia to mark the 2020 Super Bowl, the flagship event of the American…
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Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
06 February 2021
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals.
According to media reports, many people took to the streets in Myanmar’s commercial hub, Yangon, on Saturday to protest the military’s takeover and the arrest…
