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Members of the United Nations
Security Council are holding a closed-door
meeting today to discuss the diversion of a
Ryanair plane in Belarus and subsequent arrest
of Roman Protasevich, a journalist known to
oppose Belarusian President Alexander
Lukashenko. The International Civil Aviation
Organization also plans to hold an urgent
meeting on this incident, which the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights says is "an
extremely worrying escalation in the crackdown
on dissenting voices." Full Story: The Wall Street Journal
(5/26), Yahoo/Reuters
(5/26), Reuters
(5/24), United Press
International
(5/26)
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The United Nations Human Rights
Council will meet this week to consider a call
to investigate alleged violations of
international law during 11 days of violent
clashes between Israeli and Palestinian forces.
The UN is calling for both land crossings
between Israel and Gaza to be fully opened for
aid delivery as it prepares an appeal for $100
million to fund recovery in Gaza. Full Story: Arab News (Saudi Arabia)/Agence
France-Presse
(5/25), The Jerusalem Post (free
registration)
(5/25)
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The Guardian (London)
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Ongoing and fresh conflicts in
many regions have hampered efforts against the
pandemic, advises United Nations
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock as
UNICEF says the world will only be safe from
COVID-19 when everyone, including those in
hard-to-reach or developing regions, is
vaccinated. Delegates at this week's World
Health Assembly have agreed to hold a session on
global pandemic preparedness in November, while
a World Health Organization insider says the
agency has identified areas of its virus probe
in China where further study is
needed. Full Story: Center for Infectious Disease
Research and Policy
(5/25), Newshub (New Zealand)
(5/25), The Associated Press
(5/26), CNN
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The World Health Organization is
moving too slowly to address allegations that
members of its staff sexually abused and
exploited women in the Democratic Republic of
Congo while responding to an Ebola outbreak in
the country, the Independent Oversight and
Advisory Committee for WHO Health Emergencies
Programme says. "[W]e urge WHO to immediately
implement preventive and responsive measures in
areas that are potentially high risk for sexual
exploitation and abuse," says committee chair
Dr. Felicity Harvey. Full Story: Devex (free registration)
(5/26)
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Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(5/24)
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The extraction of the world's
mineral resources offers great opportunity, but
is often also associated with corruption,
population displacement, biodiversity loss,
environmental degradation and human rights
abuses, says United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, noting the industry must
improve to facilitate sustainable global
recovery from the ongoing pandemic. Companies
must improve transparency into environmental
pledges and the way they measure progress on
climate goals, says UN Global Compact Executive
Director Sanda Ojiambo. Full Story: Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(5/25), Thomson Reuters
Foundation
(5/25)
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Members of the United Nations
Security Council are expected to hold a special
meeting today on ongoing unrest and concerns of
an attempted coup in Mali after military forces
detained the country's president and prime
minister. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
has called for calm in the region and the
release of both officials. Full Story: Macau Business (Macao)/Agence
France-Presse
(5/26), France 24/Agence
France-Presse
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Press
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United Arab Emirates)
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Call for release of Mali leaders
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"What To Expect from the World
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Today is Vesak Day!
"Vesak" is the day of the full moon in
the month of May and is the most sacred day to
millions of Buddhists around the world. Best
wishes to all celebrating around the world!
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