"COLONIALISM"

The Security Council adopted a resolution that terminates the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) as of 3 December. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the African Union (AU) is the world body’s “most important” strategic partnership, reiterating that “we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems in all dimensions, peace and security, development, climate change.” UNIFEED

The power of art to inspire and transcend came under the spotlight at Somalia’s first-ever human rights art competition, aimed at raising awareness about human rights and fostering dialogue and debate on issues of importance to Somalis. UNSOM

The Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Epsy Campbell Barr, said that a new report “highlights that people of African descent around the world continue to be victims of systemic racial discrimination and receive racialized attacks.” UNIFEED

Press conference by Epsy Campbell Barr, Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, on human rights for people of African descent.

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif today presented the UN Human Rights Office’s latest report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, detailing the continued violations of human rights as a result of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed attack on the county. UNTV CH

Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls called for reforms to discriminatory national legislation, and also on State to “accede to the UN Conventions on Statelessness to improve the collection of disaggregated data particularly on stateless populations.” UNIFEED

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, Denis Moncada expressed solidarity with those affected by “the imperialist, colonialist, and fascist models which have caused the death of millions of human beings, imposing regimes of terror and deprivation, with shameful tides and unprecedented migratory tsunamis.” UNIFEED

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “Centuries after the end of the slave trade, decades after the end of the colonial exploitation of Africa’s resources, the people of our continent are once again bearing the cost of the industrialisation and development of the wealthy nations of the world.” UNIFEED

A new UN report focused on reparatory justice for people of African descent urged States to show strong leadership and political will in tackling the lasting consequences of enslavement, the trade in enslaved Africans, and colonialism. OHCHR