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The dramatic real-life effects of internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights are vastly underestimated, the UN Human Rights Office warns in a report released today. UNTV CH

General Assembly adopts text encouraging robust engagement between United Nations, national parliaments worldwide to achieve sustainable development.

UN senior official for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told the Security Council, “the protracted insecurity and prolonged political uncertainty, combined with a dire economic situation and growing humanitarian needs, are severely hindering the country’s socio-economic development, widening economic inequalities, and undermining peacebuilding efforts.” UNIFEED

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told the Security Council that, despite the institutional advancements on the issue of women, peace and security, “the situation is going backwards” on the ground. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the human rights situation in Myanmar has continued to rapidly decline, “what we are witnessing today is the systematic and widespread use of tactics against civilians in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe the commission of crimes against humanity and war crime.” UNTV CH

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

Unanimously adopting resolution 2636 (2022), Security Council extends mandate of Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan.

Security Council must strengthen, uphold responsibility to ensure accountability when international law is violated, speakers stress in all-day debate.

Security Council must strengthen, uphold responsibility to ensure accountability when international law is violated, speakers stress in all-day debate.

Following an Arria Formula meeting of the Security Council on the issue of protection of journalists, Ireland’s Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason said, “journalists are civilians, journalists are key to sustainable peace and to upholding democracy, and journalists should never, ever, ever, be the targets.” UNIFEED