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A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office told reporters, “Two years after the Myanmar military launched a coup against the democratically elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever into crisis and has undergone a wholesale regression in human rights.” UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Colombia from Tuesday 24 to Wednesday 25 January, at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Since the beginning of December, the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 has been increasing, adding that “the actual number of deaths is much higher.” WHO

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Ecuador at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today launched an appeal for 452 million (USD) to assist funding his Office’s critical work in 2023, and to bring human rights to life in every part of the world. OHCHR

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the rule of law is foundational to the United Nation,” reiterating that the Security Council has “a vital role in upholding it.” UNIFEED

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

WHO Director-General marked today the end of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, four months after the first cases were reported, saying the country “was able to use proven public health tools to contain the outbreak.” WHO

As armed groups, coups d’état destabilize West Africa, Sahel, role of United Nations Regional Office key in consolidating democracy, speakers tell Security Council.

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