"RACISM"

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, condemned the “proliferation of messages inciting hatred, violence and hostility between communities in several provinces of the country,” according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

Informal dialogue with Member States on re-election of António Guterres, in which he presents his vision statement and takes questions from Member States and civil society. PGA website on the SG selection: https://www.un.org/pga/75/sg-selection/

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet described the guilty verdict issued yesterday in the murder of George Floyd as “momentous” adding that it was also a testament to the “courage and perseverance” of Floyd’s family and many others in calling for justice. OHCHR

10th Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on the theme, "A Decade of Action: Building a Resilient Recovery".

Delegates stress need for reckoning with slavery’s role in perpetuating bias, inequality, as General Assembly marks International Day to Remember Victims.

Secretary-General António Guterres expressed support for initiatives “to reclaim, recover and reconstitute the history of those who were enslaved,” and said, “ending slavery’s legacy of racism is a global imperative for justice.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “profoundly concerned about the rise of violence against Asians and people of Asian descent during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

While apartheid ‘lies dead, racism lives on’, says United Nations Chief, as General Assembly observes Day for Eliminating Racial Discrimination.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

The Human Rights Council embarked on a discussion over police violence against people of African descent, with a warning from UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet that “brutality and discrimination against people of African descent continue to occur.” UNTV CH