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"The legacies of colonialism and slavery continue to permeate into contemporary forms of racial discrimination. An urgent and firm action is needed to address and eliminate racial discrimination," U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism E. Tendayi Achiume told Newsweek.

Violence erupted at the assassinated president's funeral on Friday. The U.S. and United Nations delegations quickly left the scene.

The first Refugee Olympic Team, which consisted of 10 athletes, competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin wants to appoint former military member Aung Thurein to replace the country's current U.N. ambassador.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said: "If the recent allegations about the use of Pegasus are even partly true, then that red line has been crossed again."

The UNESCO committee deemed the Great Barrier Reef "in danger." Australian government suspected it was a political move on China's part.

The chief cited Ethiopia's Tigray region, Afghanistan and Yemen as areas of concern.

"Instead of coordinating aid, (they) are widely engaged in coordinating, from a distance, campaigns of propaganda to harass and defame the Ethiopian government," said an Ethiopian spokesman.

While North Korea conceded it faces challenges, its report also raved about the life people in the country live, including its universal health care system.

The deadliest shipwreck so far this year took place April 22 off Libya, when 130 people drowned despite sending multiple distress calls.

About 10 percent of people globally are likely undernourished and hunger eclipsed population growth in 2020, according to a report by five U.N. agencies.

The U.N. Security Council gave unanimous approval for the delivery of aid on Friday, which will provide lifesaving aid to 3.4 million Syrians.

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Sousan "stressed the need to raise a loud voice over the violations of the Turkish and American occupation forces against the Syrian people."

Released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the report stated that North Korea is expected to produce a "near-average level" of food crop, which is around 5.6 million tons.

People in Myanmar "continue peaceful protests despite the massive use of lethal force against them, including heavy weaponry," said the U.N. human rights chief.

Bridges were destroyed in Ethiopia, preventing aid from the embattled region. United Nations and other aid have not been able to fly in since June 22.

Nowhere does Ban mention that corruption and repression of their own people have rendered the Palestinians unacceptable interlocutors to everyone in the region.

Russia has come under pressure from the U.N., U.S., Europeans and others who warn of dire humanitarian consequences for over a million Syrians if all border crossings are closed.

In the face of aggression and insults by Russia, China and other adversaries, the U.S. sits still and stays silent when it should stand tall and speak the truth.

A report from U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet offers a sweeping look at root causes of racism and urges countries around the world to do more to "make amends."

"Without cross-border access, more Syrians will die," warned U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

Canada led 44 UN member states in a joint statement censuring China for human rights violations in Xinjiang, but Beijing received a supportive counterstatement from 65 countries.

Cuba's U.N. ambassador Pedro Luis Pedroso Cuesta called the U.S. embargo "an expression of hostility that denies the Cuban people their right to self-determination, the right to build and develop the political, economic and social model that Cuba has decided to create in a sovereign manner."

The Taliban may be aiming to claim Afghanistan's provincial capitals once U.S. military forces are withdrawn by Sept. 11, U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said.

United Nations official Michelle Bachelet said she was seeking "meaningful access" to Xinjiang amid continued reports of "serious human rights violations."

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"If the world wants to see less humanitarian suffering, you have to deal with the causes of that suffering," Mark Lowcock said.

The U.N. called on "all actors in the current crisis to ensure that international human rights norms and standards are respected."

"The virus is moving faster than the global (vaccine) distribution," Tedros said. He called for political leaders to commit to immunizing at least 70% of the world's population by the time of next year's G7 meeting.

"At this stage, the agency has no indication that a radiological incident occurred," the International Atomic Energy Agency said.