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Overcoming Racism Demands Action ‘Every Day, at Every Level’, Secretary-General Stresses, in Message to Human Rights Council Panel

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Human Rights Council panel on “Fight against Racism and Discrimination 20 Years after the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action”, held today:

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Cabo Verde is among the first African countries to receive the first allocation of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX facility, the United Nations team there reports. In the next few weeks, thanks to additional World Bank funding of $5 million, Cabo Verde will be able to buy vaccines for almost 35 per cent of the population.

Somalia’s Leaders Must Avoid Risky ‘Winner-Take-All’ Tactics, Break Standoff Blocking Realization of Agreed Electoral Model, Special Representative Tells Security Council

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Somalia’s leaders must pull back from confrontation and avoid risky “winner‑take-all tactics” in efforts to break a sensitive political deadlock over the holding of elections, the top United Nations official in the East African country told the Security Council today during a videoconference meeting, as he urged stakeholders to reach an inclusive agreement, based on the electoral model agreed on 17 September 2020, as soon as possible.