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Ten years after the independence of South Sudan, the support of the international community to the country “remains as important today as the world’s youngest nation strives for peace, security, and prosperity for its citizens,” the UN top official in South Sudan told the Security Council today. UNIFEED

General Assembly reappoints Secretary-General to second five-year term, adopting resolution condemning lethal violence by Myanmar’s armed forces.

General Assembly reappoints Secretary-General to second five-year term, adopting resolution condemning lethal violence by Myanmar’s armed forces.

UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener urged the Security Council to “speak in unity” as half the population is expected to live under the poverty line by next year in the situation continues. UNIFEED

António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a course out of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNIFEED

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations in 2020 rose to nearly 82.4 million people, according to UNHCR’s latest annual Global Trends report released on Friday.. This is a further four per cent increase on top of the already record-high 79.5 million at the end of 2019. UNHCR

Crucial elections needed by end of 2021 to break political impasse, tackle worsening conditions in Haiti, experts tell Security Council.

The Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen La Lime, said it was imperative that local, parliamentary, as well as presidential elections take place as scheduled in the fall of this year and called on all Haitian stakeholders to “urgently set aside their differences, askew their narrow interests and work together to tackle the protracted political, structural and social issues that hinder the country's progress.” UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts resolution recognizing right of return for Georgia’s displaced persons, refugees, deferring action on Security Council reform.

General Assembly adopts resolution recognizing right of return for Georgia’s displaced persons, refugees, deferring action on Security Council reform.