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Daily Wrap 15 July 2022
COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk

Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving shots.

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Health
Key UN forum closes with 'enthusiasm, passion and high-energy' to reach the SDGs

Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) closed on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York with delegates showing "enthusiasm, passion and high-energy" for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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SDGs
South Africa 'on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence', UN experts warn

A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against rising xenophobia, racism and hate speech aimed at migrants, refugees, asylum seekers - and even citizens perceived as outsiders - throughout the country.

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Human Rights
Champion young people as 'drivers of change', UN chief urges

Young people must be recognized around the world as "drivers of change" and empowered to become "fully engaged in decisions affecting their future," said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, World Youth Skills Day.

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Culture and Education
Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka, urges UN Resident Coordinator

The head of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
Iran: Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case

The conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners was welcomed on Friday by a top UN-appointed independent rights expert.

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Human Rights
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