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Cooperation between countries - multilateralism – is the only way to respond to global challenges in the 21st century, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have declared, at the launch of a new exhibition in Geneva, showcasing the significance and relevance of international solidarity. UNTV CH

The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that it plays a significant role in the State’s repression of government opponents, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday. UNTV CH

The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. A multi-agency climate report published today warned that greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stressed the urgent need for a moratorium on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose a serious risk to human rights until adequate safeguards are put in place. She also called for AI applications that cannot be used in compliance with international human rights law to be banned. UNTV CH

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 Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu called for urgent assistance to help save Afghanistan's next wheat harvest, keep life-sustaining farm animals alive, and avoid a deterioration of the country's already severe humanitarian crises. FAO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support and solidarity with the people of Afghanistan at a flash appeal in Geneva, in which he appealed for a lifeline for the country’s most vulnerable people. UNTV CH

The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday updated the UN Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.She warned that the conflict risks spilling over to the whole Horn of Africa. UNTV CH

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said the launch of a flash appeal for Afghanistan on Monday is an “opportunity” to describe the needs of the Afghan people to members states and for them to “pledge a partnership with us to meet those needs in very difficult circumstances.” UNTV CH