"JUSTICE"

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) welcomed an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Myanmar “must take ‘all measures within its power’ to protect the members of the Rohingya group from all future acts that may amount to genocide.” UNTV CH

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today indicated provisional measures in order to preserve certain rights claimed by The Gambia for the protection of the Rohingya in Myanmar. ICJ

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, UN chief António Guterres said, “we will stand firm every day and everywhere against antisemitism, bigotry and hatred of all kinds.” UNIFEED

UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that heightened tensions in the Middle East threaten to destabilize an already volatile political and security environment adding that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not immune to these tensions. UNIFEED

A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concerns about violence between protesters and security forces in Lebanon. UNTV CH

“The UN peacekeepers are now patrolling the city to protect civilians,” following the last week clashes in the Central African Republic’s city of Alindau killing two members of the country’s armed forces, UN spokesperson said on Wednesday in New York. UNIFEED

At the United Nations briefing in Geneva Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for the Office of the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights, briefed journalist on the troubling number of Human Rights defenders being killed in Colombia. UNTV CH

Amid resumed violence, Colombia Government, opposition must preserve hard-won gains in peace process, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Promote dialogue, peaceful settlement of disputes, speakers stress, as Security Council continues debate on upholding Charter.

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today that El Salvador’s new legislation to help people internally displaced by violence will help tens of thousands of people who have been displaced by gang violence and organized crime. UNTV CH