"DISCRIMINATION"

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saluted young people around the world “for raising their voices – in the streets and online – and standing up for climate action, gender equality, racial and social justice and so much more.” UNIFEED

Upcoming elections offer historic opportunity to widen Colombia’s democracy, Special Representative tells Security Council.

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the Security Council, “decisions on peace that do not reflect women's voices, realities and rights are not sustainable,” adding that “there must be clear advocacy for and significant investment in women human rights defenders and peacebuilders.” UNIFEED

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said it is alarmed by recent incidents which took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in Serbia fuelled by the continued inflammatory, nationalistic rhetoric and hate speech by individuals and, in some cases, by politicians. UNTV CH

At a special session of the Human Rights Council, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif encourage all parties to the Ethiopian conflict to “pull back from a posture of war and, for the sake of the lives and human rights of Ethiopia's people, to immediately end hostilities without pre-conditions.” UNTV CH

Ahead of the International Migrants Day, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) urgently called on governments and health providers for better access to Covid-19 vaccines for migrants two years into the pandemic. UNTV CH

Presenting an oral update on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said, Afghans in vulnerable situations “are being pushed to take desperate measures, including child labour, the marriage of children to ensure their survival, and – according to some reports – even the sale of children.” OHCHR

Marking the International Human Rights Day in Juba, the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the South Sudan Human Rights Commission held a special event in an effort to promote human rights and equality across the nation. UNMISS

Marking Human Rights Day, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said the past two years have demonstrated, “all too painfully, the intolerable cost of soaring inequalities,” according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

General Assembly adopts 51 resolutions, 13 decisions forwarded by Fourth, Sixth Committees