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General Assembly elects 18 member States to Human Rights Council, authorizes dates of conference for establishing nuclear‑weapon‑free zone in Middle East.

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric announced that the national investigation by Gabonese authorities on the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse allegations concerning the Gabonese contingent in the Central African Republic under the UN flag, is now “underway jointly with the UN's office of internal oversight services, and with the support of the UN senior victim rights advocate in the Central African Republic.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

“Disparities in multi-dimensional poverty across ethnic and racial groups are greater than disparities across geographical and subnational regions,” according to the UNDP global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released today, the United Nations Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at the press conference in New York. UNIFEED

Delegates urge swift, permanent end to existing atomic bombs, as General Assembly marks International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

Delegates urge swift, permanent end to existing atomic bombs, as General Assembly marks International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

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

Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 21-27 September 2021).

The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has announced the decision by the Secretariat to repatriate all Gabonese military units from the Central African Republic, effective immediately, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.