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The spokesperson for the Office of the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the Office is in the process of analysing the contents of the new National Security Law adopted this week by the National People’s Congress of China, “looking at this very carefully in terms of its compliance with the international human rights obligations” applicable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). UNTV CH

Opening the 44th session of the Human Rights Council today in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet compared COVID-19 to “a heat-seeking device that exposes, and is fuelled by, systemic failures to uphold human rights”, and called for “strong, transformative measures to heighten the powerful protections that human rights based-policies can provide.” UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the President of the Philippines “to refrain from signing” a new anti-terrorism law which, if implemented, could have “chilling effect on human rights and humanitarian work, hindering support to vulnerable and marginalized communities.” UNTV CH

Urgent action is needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other harmful practices to which millions of women and girls are subjected to every year, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) State of World Population report for 2020. UNTV CH

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock told the Security Council failure to extend the cross-border authorization into Syria “would sever the UN operation currently underway” in the country’s northwest and stressed that it would “cause suffering and death.” UNIFEED

The Spokesperson for High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, Liz Throssell, reported that “580 civilians have been killed so far this year in central Mali, as a deteriorating security situation and widespread impunity undermine efforts to protect civilians.” UNTV CH

UN Special Representative for South Sudan David Shearer said, despite encouraging steps, the peace process is faltering and requires renewed energy adding that violence in the country “can no longer be pigeonholed as simply intercommunal." UNIFEED

General Assembly President-elect, Volkan Bozkir said the UN body, “as the parliament of the world, is uniquely situated to steer our multilateral efforts” in the face of global challenges, “including humanitarian crises, deadly conflicts, and COVID-19.” UNIFEED

The UN’s top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism on people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, the Human Rights Council decided on Friday. UNTV CH

The Human Rights Council in Geneva heard powerful testimony from the brother of George Floyd, whose death at the hands of US police officers sparked worldwide protest. Philonise Floyd said, “black lives do not matter in the United States of America.” UNTV CH