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India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told the Security Council that the COVID-19 pandemic “has sharpened our awareness on the depth of global interdependence and to the fact that the world is only as resilient as its least resilient country.” UNIFEED

UN human rights office called on “Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in Sheikh Jarrah, and to cease any activity that would further contribute to a coercive environment and lead to a risk of forcible transfer.” UNTV CH

Virtual stakeout by Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations, on the situation in in Middle East (Syria chemical weapons), on behalf of Estonia, France, Ireland, Belgium and Germany.

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the findings of the OPCW’s Investigation and Identification Team with regards to an incident in Syria’s Saraqib are “deeply concerning,” and stressed that there is “no justification for the use of toxic chemicals as weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly convenes an interactive dialogue under the theme of “Achievements of Multilateralism and the Future of the United Nations” that will reflect on the achievements of the multilateral system, discuss the current challenges of multilateralism and how we can ensure an effective and inclusive multilateral system in the post-COVID era, especially at a time when the principles of multilateralism have never been more important and more in need of support.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday warned that the decision by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly to dismiss the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Attorney General “seriously undermines democracy and the rule of law in the country,” according to a spokesperson. OHCHR

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is “disturbed by the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force by police special forces to dismantle a peaceful sit-in in Bahrain’s Jau prison on 17 April,” a spokesperson told reporters in Geneva. UNTV CH

The spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office said they are "deeply disturbed by the apparently disproportionate use of force - including the use of live ammunition,"against protesters in Chad this week, particularly on Tuesday "when six people were reportedly killed and several wounded in the capital N'Djaména and in the second largest Chadian city of Moundou." UNTV CH

With violence flaring across Syria, chief United Nations mediator calls for ‘new means’ of international discussion, as Security Council explores options.

Pledging support for volcano-ravaged Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, General Assembly also adopts first-ever draft on global drowning prevention, four other texts.