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COVID-19: Virus variants, vaccine inequity, contribute to rising caseload
19 March 2021
COVID-19 cases globally are on track to rise for a fourth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
After six weeks of decline in January and February, cases are now increasing in most regions of the world. Meanwhile, deaths are falling, though at a slower rate.
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Despite pandemic, UN continues to fight ‘scourge’ of sexual exploitation abuse
19 March 2021
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, released his annual update on how the Organization is working to stamp out the “scourge” of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) through its zero-tolerance policy, which required special measures this year in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told a regular press briefing in New York, that the…
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Tigray crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF
19 March 2021
The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region continues to escalate, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
.@UNICEF remains deeply concerned about the continuing crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, and its worrying implications for children and their access to basic social services.Parties to the conflict must ensure…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance
19 March 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
During the debate, speakers praised the global impact of the Black Lives Matter movement in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, highlighting the need to reform police forces all over the world. The challenges faced by Afro-descendants continued to be numerous,…
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Forest restoration provides a path to pandemic recovery, greener future
19 March 2021
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to stronger action to safeguard the world’s forests, a senior UN official said on Friday, highlighting how these natural resources have helped to protect health and well-being during the global crisis.
Liu Zhenmin, head of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), issued the call during a virtual event to commemorate the…
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‘Pernicious evil’ of racism pervasive in ‘all regions and all societies’ – UN chief
19 March 2021
Much of today’s racism is “deeply entrenched in centuries of colonialism and enslavement”, the UN chief said on Friday ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
“Today, apartheid lies dead. But, sadly, racism lives on – in all regions and all societies”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a meeting of the General Assembly commemorating…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
19 March 2021
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
International Day of Forests
Mette Wilkie, for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said that the International…
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No ‘fix’ to police violence, without tackling scourge in society, says rights chief
19 March 2021
The Human Rights Council embarked on a discussion over police violence against people of African descent on Friday, with a warning from UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet that “brutality and discrimination against people of African descent continue to occur”.
In an appeal on Friday for States to take action, the High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted that “no police…
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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: Impunity for Violence by Police and other Law Enforcement Officials is a Reflection of All Societies and Systemic Racism within All Institutions must be Addressed
19 March 2021
Meeting Summaries
Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
The Human Rights Council this morning heard the oral update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on systematic racism against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, as well as the presentation of the report by the…
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FAO/UNDRR virtual press conference
19 March 2021
Press Conference Announcement
Dominique Burgeon, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Director in charge of FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience
Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO
Loretta Hieber-Girardet, Chief, Support and Monitoring of Sendai Framework Implementation Branch, UNDRR
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Launch of the FAO’s report “The impact of disasters and crises on…
