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A UN Spokesperson told reporters that the world body is “sending a Note Verbale to the Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to clarify that it is the long-standing legal position of the Organization not to accept the application of the doctrine of persona non grata with respect to United Nations officials.” UNIFEED

The President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, told reporters that only 18 of the 194 speakers, about 9.2 percent, at this year’s General Debate were women, and said “if we don’t take the necessary steps to turn this tide, we will need 135.6 years, according to recent studies, to close the gender gap.” UNIFEED

United Nations Police officers deployed to UNMISS consistently work to build capacities among their local counterparts. UNPOL recently teamed up with the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Gender Unit to provide a three-day intensive course on gender-responsive policing to 54 senior officers from the South Sudan Police Service.UNMISS

Cervical cancer is curable if diagnosed and treated early. The tragedy is that while this type of cancer is preventable, poor access to prevention, screening and treatment contributes to 90 per cent of deaths. In Nigeria, WHO partner RAiSE Foundation is working to improve access to cervical cancer screening and prevention. WHO

The United Nations High commissioner’s Michelle Bachelet expressed shock and sadness over the killing of Rohingya human rights defender Mohib Ullah, and called for a prompt, thorough and effective investigation into his death. OHCHR

Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville commented on the Government of Ethiopia's decision to declare seven UN officials, including senior UN humanitarian officials, as persona non grata. UNTV CH

Almost half a million people are affected by flooding along the Nile and Lol rivers and Sudd marshlands so far in 2021. Immediate pipeline breaks are expected in water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, emergency shelter and non-food items in coming months if not replenished, said Jens Laerke, OCHA’s spokesperson, at a news briefing today at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until the end of January 2022. UNIFEED

UN Humanitarian coordinator in Myanmar Andrew Kirkwood told reporters, “The people of Myanmar are really in the event of a severe crisis at the moment no matter how one defines that term.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “shocked” by the Ethiopian Government’s declaration of seven UN officials, “including senior UN humanitarian officials, as persona non grata,” UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told reporters. UNIFEED