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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly establishes permanent forum for people of African descent as ‘consultative mechanism’, advisory body to Human Rights Council.

The General Assembly paid tribute to slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, assassinated last week at his private home outside Port-au-Prince. UNIFEED

General Assembly members, shocked over killing of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, pay tribute to late leader. Organ also adopts decision on work methods for General Debate.

The worldwide mobilization of people calling for racial justice has forced a long-delayed reckoning with racism and shifted debates towards a focus on the systemic nature of racism and the institutions that perpetrate it, according to a new UN Human Rights Office’s report. UNTV CH

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.