"HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS"

A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has significantly heightened the risk of human rights violations being repeated. UNTV CH

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

Top official calls upon Security Council to deploy more peacekeepers in Central African Republic, amid post-election surge in violence.

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

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 human rights office (OHCHR) said it was “deeply concerned by the use of vaguely-defined laws to arbitrarily detain an increasing number of independent journalists, bloggers, online commentators and human rights defenders” in Viet Nam and raised concern over the deteriorating human rights situation ahead of elections in Uganda, according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

With extreme poverty rising amid Covid-19 pandemic, more action key to ending vicious cycle in conflict-affected, fragile countries, top officials tell Security Council.

Secretary-General António Guterres said fragility and conflict “are among the greatest obstacles to implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda,” and even before the COVID-19 pandemic, “the conflict landscape was deteriorating.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Tuesday of increasing concerns about the situation of civilians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the continuing lack of overall humanitarian access and ongoing communications blackout in many areas seven weeks after the conflict began. UNTV CH