"SLAVERY"

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

Amid Mali’s worsening humanitarian situation, delegates in Security Council call upon authorities to protect civilians, underline need for credible elections.

United States ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country would continue “standing up and speaking out until China’s government stops its crimes against humanity and the genocide of Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.” UNIFEED

During his three-day visit to Rwanda, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Sunday (25 Apr) visited one of two Emergency Transit facilities in Africa providing life-saving support to asylum seekers stranded in Libya. UNHCR

Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Security Council President for the month of March, on the conclusion of the U.S. presidency of the Security Council.

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

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

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

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

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