"RACISM"

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “at its essence, Holocaust remembrance is a call to be on constant alert. Never to be silent in the face of hate. Never tolerant of intolerance. Never indifferent to the suffering of others.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “let us stem the tide of human cruelty and fight antisemitism and all forms of racism wherever and whenever it manifests itself,” adding “Let us forever keep the memory of the past alive – and never let others forget either.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Colombia from Tuesday 24 to Wednesday 25 January, at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Ecuador at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

General Assembly adopts 51 Third Committee drafts on combating glorification of Nazism, refugees, displaced persons, protecting children from sexual exploitation.

The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, said, “Despite continuing leadership losses by Al-Qaida and Da’esh, terrorism, in general, has become more prevalent and more geographically widespread, affecting the lives of millions worldwide.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN Working Group of Experts on People Of African Descent called on all Member States to develop a racial justice index, reflecting the lived realities of people of African descent across the world. UNIFEED

Briefing journalists today in New York, Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, said, “in the last two years, there's been a global consensus that everyone must transform their system, and the food crisis is only getting worse.” UNIFEED