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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet held a press conference at the end of her official mission to Peru and said, “Peru’s indigenous peoples and human rights defenders are on the frontline when it comes to the impact of climate change and other threats, such as illegal mining, illegal logging, and drug trafficking, especially in the Amazon region.” OHCHR

The World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming mental health. WHO

“The rule of law must prevail,” declares Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, at the opening session of the 110th International Labour Conference. ILO

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) next Director General will be Gilbert F. Houngbo from Togo. ILO

A recent two-day training by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) brought together participants from the country’s Central Equatoria State to discuss managing returns and the reintegration of Internally Displaced People and Returnees. UNMISS

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saluted young people around the world “for raising their voices – in the streets and online – and standing up for climate action, gender equality, racial and social justice and so much more.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him as an unwavering voice for the voiceless. UNIFEED

Marking the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent, Secretary-General António Guterre said that this day is a celebration of the enormous contributions of people of African descent to every field of human endeavour, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

“Our existence on this planet depends entirely on our ability to protect the natural world around us,” the President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir said at the opening of the Biodiversity Summit, where activists and senior UN officials are calling for urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development. UNIFEED

Closing the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, its outgoing president Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said “this is a moment of reckoning for our shared planet and future,” and praised youth for its “uncommon leadership in the face of the difficulties our world faces.” UNIFEED