"HUMAN RIGHTS"

UN teams in Guatemala and Honduras are working with governments and partners to protect a caravan of migrants who are currently in Guatemala, according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

Top official hails Charter drafters’ enshrinement of regional bodies as peace partners for United Nations, in briefing to Security Council.

In a press conference, President of the General Assembly Volkan Bozkir shares his impressions of the main part of the General Assembly’s 75th session, which wrapped up on 31 December. He also discusses his priorities and what to expect during the resumed part of the session, which is currently underway.

COVID-19 has disrupted all forms of human mobility through the closing of national borders and halting of travel worldwide. Preliminary estimates suggest that the pandemic may have slowed the growth in the stock of international migrants by around two million by mid- 2020, 27 per cent less than the growth expected since mid-2019, according to a report by the United Nations released today. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Ugandan stakeholders to ensure that the tomorrow’s presidential and parliamentary elections are conducted in an “all-inclusive, transparent and peaceful manner,” according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

20 years after adopting landmark anti-terrorism resolution, Security Council resolves to strengthen international response against heinous acts, in Presidential Statement.

Police in Peru used unnecessary and excessive force when faced with mass protests between 9 and 15 November 2020, according to a UN Human Rights Office report published on 12 January that stresses the failure of security forces to comply with international human rights norms and standards. UNTV CH

The UN Secretary-General delivers his first major speech of the year at a virtual event that offers a powerful opportunity to communicate why the UN remains the best global forum to find solutions to the challenges we face – from the climate emergency to COVID-19, conflict – to a broad and diverse global audience. The event will also serve as a global commemoration of the UN’s 75th anniversary, with the UN returning – virtually – to London, where it held its first meetings in 1946.

“The work of the General Assembly has helped to boost global health, literacy, and living standards, and to promote human rights and gender equality,” the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a virtual event marking the 75th anniversary of the world body. UNIFEED /FILE

Virtual Press Conference by Fabrizio Hochschild-Drummond, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary, on the preview of the UN75 event entitled "We the Peoples: In conversation with the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres" (10 January, 12noon EDT).