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The UN Human Rights Office is “deeply disturbed” by the killing of at least 25 people in a police operation in the Jacarezinho neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday and called upon the Office of the Prosecutor to conduct “an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into this incident in accordance with international standards.” OHCHR

UN human rights office called on “Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in Sheikh Jarrah, and to cease any activity that would further contribute to a coercive environment and lead to a risk of forcible transfer.” UNTV CH

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council, “we need to continue to leverage political dialogue, sanctions and arms transfer decisions to ensure respect for the law and the protection of civilians and the objects they depend on to survive.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged States to take immediate, decisive and impactful measures to push Myanmar’s military leadership into halting its campaign of repression and slaughter of its people. UNTV CH

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned “in the strongest terms” an attack on peacekeepers in Mali in which four Chadian peacekeepers were killed and 34 others were injured, according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

In his first briefing to the Security Council since his recent assignment, UN Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš said developments in the country “represent a trend and momentum that must not be lost.” UNIFEED

The UN’s top rights forum passed resolutions condemning abuses of fundamental freedoms in Belarus and Myanmar today, in response to ongoing concerns over the human rights situation in both countries. UNTV CH

The United Nations Human Rights Council has been given a mandate to collect and preserve information and evidence of crimes related to Sri Lanka's 37-year long civil war that ended in 2009. UNTV CH

The Human Rights Council embarked on a discussion over police violence against people of African descent, with a warning from UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet that “brutality and discrimination against people of African descent continue to occur.” UNTV CH

Speaking at the opening of 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN chief António Guterres said, “what we need is not more training for women, but to train those in power on how to build inclusive institutions. We need to move beyond fixing women and instead fix our systems.” UNIFEED