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Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

After four years as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet held her final press conference in Geneva and said, “the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ever-increasing effects of climate change, and the reverberating shocks of the food, fuel and finance crisis resulting from the war against Ukraine have been the three major issues” of her mandate. OHCHR

Informal comments to the media by Sergiy Kyslytsa, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.

“We are welcoming the announcement by the Prime Minister of Singapore to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalizes consensual sexual conduct between men,” said a UN Human rights spokesperson. OHCHR

Speakers call for sanctions regimes reforms, restraining veto use, changing system of drafting resolutions, as Security Council considers working methods.

Speakers call for sanctions regimes reforms, restraining veto use, changing system of drafting resolutions, as Security Council considers working methods.

Prevention crucial in upholding principle of responsibility to protect children, youth, speakers tell General Assembly.

Prevention crucial in upholding principle of responsibility to protect children, youth, speakers tell General Assembly.

Speakers urge greater analysis of critical work, deliberations, not just compilation of activities, as General Assembly reviews Security Council’s annual report.

Speakers urge greater analysis of critical work, deliberations, not just compilation of activities, as General Assembly reviews Security Council’s annual report.