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The UN Human Rights Office has “growing concerns that the authorities in Nicaragua are actively silencing any critical or dissenting voices in the country and are using the justice system to this end,” spokesperson Marta Hurtado said. UNTV CH

Mutually reinforcing crises, including rising debt levels, are disproportionately affecting developing countries, worsening the global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries, and widening existing inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). ILO

According to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, repeated delays in implementing peace benchmarks contained within South Sudan’s 2018 peace deal have created a critical point in the country’s history. UNMISS

At the end of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the UN Secretary-General said his message to world leaders is “clear”, noting that “while the economic picture is uncertain everywhere, rich countries cannot ignore the fact that more than half the world – the vast majority of countries – are suffering through a deep financial crisis.” UNIC TOKYO

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council that any government in this position needs time, “and that, in itself, is already a challenge”, as “the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose.” UNIFEED

In Kingston, Jamaica, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, met with Prime Minister Andrew Holness to discuss a wide range of issues, including the country’s leadership in efforts to reform the global financial architecture. UNIFEED

“I strongly condemn this wanton violence, in which both sides have trampled international humanitarian law,” said the UN human rights chief Volker Türk at the opening of the Council’s Special Session on Sudan. UNTV CH

The Human Rights Council today opened a special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights strongly condemn the wanton violence taking place in the country in which both sides had trampled international humanitarian law. UNTV CH

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Christian Schmidt said, “I see encouraging developments in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, but I also see profound threats to the fundamental of the peace agreement.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Khartoum is in turmoil; Darfur is burning once again,” reiterating that the fighting in Sudan “needs to stop — and to stop now.” UNEP / UNIC NAIROBI