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The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it was “extremely worried about the continued suffering of migrants and asylum seekers in Libya who are experiencing a myriad of daily violations and abuses at the hands of both State and non-state actors,” according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

UN Human Rights Office is “gravely concerned” by developments in Myanmar, “particularly given the intensifying attacks by the military,” including killings, raiding of villages and burning of houses, “apparently to seek out armed resistance elements and as reprisals against villages perceived to be sympathetic to people’s defence forces or ethnic armed groups” OHCHR

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi called for greater international cooperation to solve multiple crises at the opening of the 72nd session of the Executive Committee. UNHCR

The United Nations High commissioner’s Michelle Bachelet expressed shock and sadness over the killing of Rohingya human rights defender Mohib Ullah, and called for a prompt, thorough and effective investigation into his death. OHCHR

Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville commented on the Government of Ethiopia's decision to declare seven UN officials, including senior UN humanitarian officials, as persona non grata. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet updated the Human Rights Council on the extent of conflict-related deaths in the Syrian Arab Republic, presenting a list of 350,209 identified individuals killed in the conflict in Syria between March 2011 to March 2021.OHCHR

At the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented an oral update on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. OHCHR

US President Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement in the United States in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people has been welcomed by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The United Nations Human Rights office is very concerned by the situation in Yemen where all parties to the conflict continue to engage in violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law with little regard for basic rule of law principles, according to UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado. OHCHR

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