"NELSON MANDELA"

The Deputy High commissioner called on the Human Rights Council to remain apprised of the human rights situation in Nicaragua and to consider all measures within its power to promote accountability for the serious violations that have occurred since 2018. OHCHR stands ready to assist in these efforts. OHCHR

The Chair of the Elders, Mary Robinson, told the Security Council that “women’s rights are not Western rights, they are fundamental human rights,” stressing that “we cannot allow the women and girls of Afghanistan to be deprived of these rights, including the right to leave the country.” UNIFEED

Security Council must not fail women, girls of Afghanistan, Elders warn.

Addressing a General Assembly meeting on the observance of the annual Nelson Mandela International Day, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said it was “our individual responsibility to follow Madiba’s example of humility, of forgiveness and compassion, while advocating for democracy and peace throughout the world.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly holds an Informal meeting of the plenary on the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day. General Assembly decides high-level meeting on improving global road safety will be held in New York, 2022.

In a video message on the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day, celebrated this Sunday, the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Day is "an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of a legendary global advocate for dignity, equality, justice and human rights." UNIFEED

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

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has “expressed deep concern over the death threats directed at the Congolese human rights defender and Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege,” the spokesperson for the High Commissioner told reporters in Geneva on Friday. UNTV CH

The UN Human Rights Office has today launched a report that details how women detained in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are subjected to multiple and serious human rights violations by State security and police officials. UNTV CH

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