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Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar, as Guterres condemns continuing brutality
19 March 2021
Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further escalation of the crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. In a statement issued later in the day, the UN Secretary-General condemned the "continuing brutal violence" being directed at peaceful…
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UN envoy continues efforts to access Myanmar, amidst increasingly brutal crackdown
18 March 2021
The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar continues her work towards engaging with officials in the country nearly two months after the military coup, the global Organization said on Thursday.
Christine Schraner Burgener is seeking to visit Myanmar as part of her efforts to calm the situation and set the stage for dialogue and a return to democracy, said UN Spokesman Stéphane…
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AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Three Reports on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Occupied Syrian Golan
18 March 2021
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Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, Starts General Debate on Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the High Commissioner for Human Rights present three reports on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Syrian Golan,…
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Billions without clean water and sanitation a ‘moral failure’: UN General Assembly President
18 March 2021
Access to water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as dignity, opportunity and equality, the UN General Assembly President said on Thursday, in opening a high-level meeting on ensuring water and sanitation are available to all.
For Volkan Bozkir, the discussion was long overdue, given statistics such as three…
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World losing billions annually to age-based prejudice and discrimination: UN report
18 March 2021
Negative stereotypes, prejudice and perceptions towards people based on their age, not only leads to poorer health and social isolation, it is also costing economies billions of dollars, UN agencies said on Thursday, calling for urgent action to combat ageism.
In a new report, the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Department of Economic and Social…
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No winners but fewer losers in global economy from COVID than expected
18 March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic seriously impacted all economies around the world last year, with trillions of dollars of lost earnings, UN trade and development experts UNCTAD said on Thursday, before highlighting how several countries also showed unexpected resilience, too.
According to trade and development body UNCTAD, the global economy posted its sharpest annual drop in output since records…
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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: new FAO report
18 March 2021
New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards such as megafires, extreme weather, unusually large desert locust swarms, and emerging biological threats, as during the past year of the…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Separate General Debates on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review
18 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council this morning held separate general debates on human rights bodies and mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review.
In the general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, speakers stressed the importance of the Special Procedures system - an indispensable piece of the United Nations human rights architecture that called out human rights violations in every part of the world. Questioning the very legitimacy of the system was a smokescreen for human rights abusers to…
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Rights experts demand Iran release academic ‘nearing death’ in solitary confinement
18 March 2021
United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday called on Iran to immediately release Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, reported to be in a “near death” condition after months of prolonged solitary confinement.
The situation of the arbitrarily detained academic “is truly horrific” and that they are “shocked and distressed by the cruel mistreatment”,…
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UNHCR virtual press conference
18 March 2021
Press Conference Announcement
Sajjad Malik, Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR
Marian Schilperoord, Deputy Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR
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UNHCR virtual press conference
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"A year of COVID-19 pandemic - impact on world's refugees and UNHCR's global response"
