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UNSC discusses Gulf peace,
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aid in Sahel region | Pandemic slowing progress on
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United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet this week
warned India against using legislation governing
foreign aid to target human rights activists or
organizations, and urged authorities to free an
83-year-old priest being detained on terror
charges. Indian officials dismissed Bachelet's
criticism, asserting that working to promote
human rights does not justify violations of the
law. Full Story: Reuters
(10/21), The Times of India
(10/21)
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Members of the United Nations
Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss
strategies to maintain peace and security in the
Persian Gulf region. UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres urged all parties to
demonstrate restraint and refrain from
escalating conflicts in the area, emphasizing
the importance of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in
maintaining stability. Full Story: Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(10/20), The Associated Press
(10/21), Middle East Monitor
(London)
(10/21)
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Approximately 356 million
children around the world lived in households
earning less than $1.90 per day before the
pandemic began and that number is likely to
increase significantly, reversing progress made
toward eliminating child poverty, according to
an analysis by UNICEF and the World Bank.
"Extreme poverty deprives hundreds of millions
of children of the opportunity to reach their
potential, in terms of physical and cognitive
development, and threatens their ability to get
good jobs in adulthood," says World Bank
Director of Poverty and Equity Carolina
Sanchez-Paramo. Full Story: The Hindu (India)/Press Trust of
India
(10/21)
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Canadian Press
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Gaps in political and workplace
gender equality as well as rates of gender-based
violence have not changed significantly in the
last 25 years, and women are disproportionately
affected by the pandemic, according to a United
Nations report. "Progress towards equal power
and equal rights for women remains elusive,"
warns UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres. Full Story: Thomson Reuters
Foundation
(10/20), Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(10/20)
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(London)
(10/21)
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Members of the United Nations
Security Council met on Monday to discuss the
ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
and urged both countries to respect
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' call for a
cease-fire. Clashes in the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region continue to escalate
despite the implementation of a second
cease-fire agreement on Oct. 17. Full Story: France 24/Agence
France-Presse
(10/20), Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty
(10/20)
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Authorities in Nigeria must
respect protesters' rights to assemble and
peacefully protest and exercise restraint when
responding to protests, Deputy United Nations
Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Twitter
this week. The post was in response to reports
that police had opened fire on a crowd of
demonstrators. Full Story: Premium Times (Nigeria)/News
Agency of Nigeria
(10/21)
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UN chief Antonio Guterres
reiterates global ceasefire call in Security
Council Full Story: UN News
(10/20)
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"Giving the Nobel Peace Prize to
the World Food Program Highlights These Links
Between Hunger and Conflict" Full Story: UN Dispatch
(10/20)
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Rising violence in the Central
Sahel region has created a protection crisis for
women and girls. The international community
must prioritize their rights and heed their
calls for support, peace and justice.
Find out more: unf.pa/3lV #InvestInHumanity #SahelNow@Atayeshe | | |
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