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“Education, safety, friends and food have been replaced by anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy,” the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Tuesday. UNTV CH

UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) launched a Peace Fellows Program that aims to enhance the interaction between citizens and the government, and galvanize both grassroots support and national-level engagement towards sustainable peace in South Sudan. UNMISS

The General Assembly paid tribute to slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, assassinated last week at his private home outside Port-au-Prince. UNIFEED

Briefing reporters in Geneva, a UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) official said, “We can, and should, make the internet a safer place, but it doesn’t need to be at the expense of fundamental rights.” UNTV CH

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned of “a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the escalating conflict brings increased human suffering and civilian displacement,” a UN spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday. UNIFEED

UN chief António Guterres said, “Let us renew our determination to build a strong, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the pandemic, and to take decisive action together to defeat the climate crisis and keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda.” UNIFEED

In Argentina, WHO and partner PANAACEA are supporting caregivers of children with developmental delays and disabilities through the Caregiver Skills Training (CST) programme. WHO

UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet urged all countries to “draw upon the great body of international obligations and commitments and to demonstrate much stronger political will to accelerate action for racial justice and equality.” UNTV CH

“The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Helen La Lime continues to be in contact with Haitian leaders and other interlocutors stressing the urgent need to reach an inclusive political compromise to maintain stability and to chart the way forward for Haiti,” a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

At the 47th 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. UNTV CH