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A UN spokesperson said “the Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the serious escalations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, including the latest escalation in Gaza, which add to the heightened tensions and violence in occupied East Jerusalem.” UNIFEED

The head of the UN mission in Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said failure to hold credible elections would cause “significant, lasting, widespread anger and disillusionment, which in turn could further destabilize the country at a time where strength and unity are desperately needed.” UNIFEED

Human Rights spokesperson Rupert Colville told journalists in Geneva that “more than 100 days after the coup in Myanmar, the military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to consolidate their hold on power.” UNTV CH

Sixty years ago, the International Monetary Fund initiated the African Department, which was created as more and more members from the region started gaining independence and applying for membership. On Monday, the IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva was joined by the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara to celebrate the department’s accomplishments in the region and the road ahead. IMF

Human rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado expressed concern about the situation in Algeria “where the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and participation in public affairs continue to be under attack." OHCHR

The UN rights office (OHCHR) appealed for “a redoubling of efforts to restore calm” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, after days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces that have marked a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region. UNTV CH

The Head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh (UNITAD) announced today that based upon independent and impartial investigations, “there is clear and convincing evidence” that the crimes committed by the terrorist group against the Yazidi people “clearly constituted genocide.” UNIFEED

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said COVID-19 cases and deaths have recently declined in most regions, “but it’s an unacceptably high plateau, with more than 5.4 million reported cases and almost 90 thousand deaths last week.” WHO

The UN humanitarians in Myanmar “remain appalled by the ongoing violence at the hands of security forces since the military took over the government on the February 1st,” the UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General is following with “deep concern” of the latest security developments in Jerusalem, “which risk triggering yet another dangerous escalation leading to further violence and loss of lives," a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED