GENEVA (20 May 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday begins a six-day official mission to China, at the invitation of the Government. This is the first country visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to China since 2005.

Published on 19 May 2022 Refugees and migrants globally are missing out on Covid-19 vaccines due to supply shortages, exclusionary policies and anti-migrant sentiment, according to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies.

The Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2022 highlights the significant financing needs and gaps that least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS) face in their recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic and in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The UN Secretariat has issued a note (E/HLPF/2022/5) compiling the main messages for the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to be presented at the 2022 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July.