"HUMAN RIGHTS"

The United Nations marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with calls to counter rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies. UNIFEED

Hundreds of internally displaced persons in South Sudan’s Yei area continue to endure days of destitution, having fled their homes due to sporadic clashes in the area, according to a recent UN mission patrol assessment about the humanitarian situation in the area. UNMISS

Asked about the reported detaining of a key opposition figure in Venezuela, a UN spokesperson said, “we renew our call on all actors in Venezuela to undertake immediate steps to lower tensions and refrain from any action that can lead to further escalation.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council via video teleconference, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, said the situation in the country “has reached a crucial juncture,” as it aims “to pivot to stability and a political compact which will enable an end to the crisis.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she was “deeply concerned by the magnitude and gravity of the human rights impact of the current crisis” in Venezuela which she described as a “worrying destabilizing factor in the region.” UNTV CH / UNIFFED

Secretary-General’s special representative urges continuing Security Council support to safeguard post-transition gains in Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8486th meeting.

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

Human Rights Council-appointed investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe that the Israeli Security Forces committed serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law” in their response to protests in the Gaza Strip. UNTV CH

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, unanimously adopting Resolution 2460 (2019), at 8485th meeting.

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Mission in South Sudan, adopting Resolution 2459 (2019) by 14 votes to none, 1 abstention, at 8484th meeting.