"PEACEMAKING"

UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said the risk of Ethiopia “descending into widening civil war is only too real” adding that the political repercussions of “intensifying violence in the wider region would be immense, compounding the many crises besetting the Horn of Africa.” UNIFEED

Voicing support for African Union’s peace efforts in Ethiopia, Security Council speakers urge political dialogue between parties to prevent disaster.

Secretary-General António Guterres said “Sudan has reached important milestones,” and the international community “must do everything possible” to help advance these efforts. UNIFEED

The virtual Side Event hosted by the UN Secretary-General and Norway on the margins of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly provides an opportunity to take stock of the overall progress Sudan achieved thus far and to reconfirm international support for the transition at a critical time.

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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

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.

Sudan faces staggering challenges to democracy despite significant advances on political transition, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Risk of instability, tension growing, amid glaring inequalities in global COVID-19 recovery, top United Nations officials warn Security Council.

UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that the COVID-19 pandemic “has hindered diplomatic action and complicated our peace-making efforts," adding that “by exacerbating existing fragilities, it has amplified the prevention challenge” and “made the steps needed to address that challenge more urgent.” UNIFEED