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Asked about protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “We call on security forces to refrain from using unnecessary and disproportionate force and appeal to all to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation.” UNIFEED

The UN General Assembly, starting on Tuesday (20 Sep) in New York, brings the world together to exchange ideas, negotiate and make progress on global challenges. The annual event stands for the UN’s guiding principle of “words, not weapons.” UN VIDEO

The Transforming Education Summit kicked off at the UN headquarters in New York with the Mobilization Day, where the Secretary-General received the first ever Youth Declaration on Transforming Education, the result of the participation of almost half a million children and young people from over 170 countries. UNIFEED

Amid widespread food insecurity due to conflict, humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that “famine will happen in Somalia,” and added that “it will not be the only place either.” UNIFEED

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 was the lowest since March 2020. We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic.” WHO

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses "its mounting concern about de facto authorities’ actions against Afghan female employees of the United Nations. The Mission urges the de facto authorities to abide by their obligations to respect the privileges and immunities of the UN and all its staff, including their freedom of movement throughout the country," a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Afghanistan: no other country in the world where women and girls have “so rapidly” been deprived of their fundamental rights “purely because of gender,” UN-appointed expert told Human Rights Council. UNTV CH

The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. UNTV CH

The Secretary-General has paid warm tribute to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose death aged 91 was announced on Tuesday, describing him as the person who “more than any other” brought about the peaceful end of the Cold War, which had dominated international relations since the 1940s. UNIFEED

The UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that “the people in Afghanistan continue to face extreme hardship and uncertainty”, with close to 19 million people facing acute levels of food insecurity, including 6 million people at risk of famine. UNIFEED