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Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it was “deeply alarmed at developments in the city of Cali in Colombia overnight, where police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against tax reforms, reportedly killing and injuring a number of people,” according to a spokesperson. OHCHR

Speakers hail late Chad President’s role in securing stability at home, fighting extremism abroad, as General Assembly honours Idriss Déby Itno.

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said he was encouraged by the demonstration of international support for India in the face of its “severe” COVID-19 crisis, but warned that other countries were also still experiencing “intense transmission” and Brazil is “one of the countries that has been hit hardest” by the pandemic. WHO

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

‘Stay the course’, build on progress already made, Special Representative urges parties to Colombia peace accord, in briefing to Security Council.

The head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said, “we are now in the fifth year of the implementation of the Agreement. It is crucial that the parties remain committed to building on the achievements they have made and to resolving the outstanding challenges." UNIFEED

Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), Chagas disease, a neglected disease, currently affects between 6 and 7 million people worldwide and kills an estimated 10,000 people annually. UNITAID