"RIGHTS OF THE CHILD"

War in Ukraine presenting ‘child protection, child rights crisis’, senior United Nations official tells Security Council.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) took part in the release of eleven children which were affiliated with armed groups in Maridi in the country’s Western Equatoria State. UNMISS

A new joint report from WHO and UNICEF details exploitative practices employed by 55 billion USD formula milk industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments. WHO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

After one of the busiest years in the history of the Human Rights Council, President Nashat Shameem Khan insisted on Thursday that the UN forum remains more relevant than ever, citing action on COVID-19 vaccine inequity, climate change and no less than five Special Sessions in Geneva. UNTV CH

UN humanitarians “are alarmed by the latest reports from the Belarus-Poland border,” amidst reports of a large group of migrants and refugees including women and children moving from Belarus towards the international border crossing with Poland, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday. UNIFEED

Unanimously adopting resolution 2596 (2021), Security Council extends United Nations Mission in Afghanistan for six months, as Taliban establishes rule across country.

Despite implementation of peace agreement, insecurity persists in darfur, Sudan Sanctions Committee Chair tells Security Council.

The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged country, a return to siege tactics and popular demonstrations linked to the plummeting economy. UNTV CH

The United Nations expressed a “strong concern” at today’s reported use of force by the Myanmar’s security forces against demonstrators and “urged the military leadership to respect the will of the people of Myanmar and adhere to democratic norms,” the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday. UNIFEED