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Our world is at a crossroads. The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the expansion of digital technology into all areas of our lives have created new threats to human rights. Exclusion and discrimination are rampant…

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a day of remembrance and recognition and an urgent call to action. We must never forget the immeasurable suffering of millions of African men, women and children under the…

Statement of Special Representative Helen La Lime Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, 1. It is an honor to once more provide you with an update on the situation in Haiti, which is currently undergoing one of…

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non…

Security Council Press Statement on Haiti The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the assassination of the President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse. They expressed their condolences to his family and to…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Haiti The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti. The perpetrators of…

Security Council Press Statement on Haiti The members of the Security Council reiterated their deep concern regarding deteriorating political, security, and humanitarian conditions in Haiti and stressed the primary…

Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, 1. I am honored to once again have the opportunity to address you in person and provide an update on the situation in Haiti, where conditions have deteriorated in the lead…

The COVID-19 pandemic has erased decades of progress towards gender equality. From high job losses to exploding burdens of unpaid care, from disrupted schooling to an escalating crisis of domestic violence and exploitation…

As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is clear: the COVID-19 crisis has a woman’s face. The pandemic is worsening already deep inequalities facing women and girls…

Security Council Session on the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) 22February 2021 Statement of Special Representative Helen La Lime Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, 1. It is indeed an…

Unrest in Haiti: Their impact on Human Rights and the State’s obligation to protect all citizens Report on the human rights violations and abuses during the protests of 2018 and 2019 in Haiti Executive Summary This report…