"HEALTH"

“DPR Korea has never been more isolated from the international community than at this point in time,” said the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, adding that the isolation is having “a dramatic impact on the human rights of the people inside of the country and dampens hopes of achieving sustainable peace and security on the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

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

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting that countries in Latin America are returning to growth but need to remain vigilant in the newly released Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook released Thursday (21 Oct) in Washington, DC. IMF

WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said the pandemic “is a powerful demonstration of just how much we rely on health workers, and how vulnerable we all are when the people who protect our health are themselves unprotected,” after a paper issued by the Organization estimated that some “115,000 health workers may have died from COVID-19 between January 2020 and May this year.” WHO

Uptick in military coups, armaments race rapidly setting back clock on women’s rights, Secretary-General warns Security Council, at start of day-long debate.

Uptick in military coups, armaments race rapidly setting back clock on women’s rights, Secretary-General warns Security Council, at start of day-long debate.

UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia highlighted to the Security Council the necessity to “sustainably build on these accomplishments while firmly addressing the challenges that persist” in the region. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Residual Mechanism advancing remaining cases of closed criminal tribunals for Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia despite pandemic-related hurdles, President tells General Assembly.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said another shameful milestone has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015. UNTV CH