"HUMAN RIGHTS"

The head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said, “A clear indicator of the deteriorating situation is the surge in internal displacement since January 2022, which has brought the total number of displaced people to 5.5 million – the largest caseload in Africa.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently organized a three-day capacity building conference for personnel of South Sudan’s National Prisons Service on how other UN member states are promoting gender equality and working to reduce sexual and gender-based violence by implementing institutional and prison service reforms. UNMISS

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

The United Nations is increasingly concerned about reports of rising fatalities, including women and children, related to the protests in Iran, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland said, “Israelis and Palestinians must determine how they envision the future. Negotiations can no longer be pushed off indefinitely. The current course is leading us towards a perpetual state of violence and conflict.” UNIFEED

Amid ongoing protests across Iran in the wake of the death of a 22-year-old woman, who was arrested for having “improper clothing”, the UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) expressed strong concerns about the violent response by security forces to protests. UNTV CH

So-called referenda during armed conflict in Ukraine ‘illegal’, not expression of popular will, United Nations political affairs chief tells Security Council.

Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, told world leaders, “Climate disaster and its insufferable impacts are preventable.” He made an “urgent” call to all states to translate rhetoric into action, adding that “we must realize our climate finance commitments to build resilience and mitigate impact. We should act to meet our emission reduction targets.” UNIFEED

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the world leaders that by “firmly upholding the One China Principle, China is not only upholding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also truly safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” UNIFEED

Asked about protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “We call on security forces to refrain from using unnecessary and disproportionate force and appeal to all to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation.” UNIFEED