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Main news of the day at the UN and in the world: shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has decreased by 95 percent, the conflict in the Middle East is accompanied by a rise in repressions, the 61st session of the Human Rights Council has concluded, 39 cultural sites in Lebanon have received temporary enhanced protection status from UNESCO.
Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has practically stopped: over the past month, the number of daily ship passages has decreased by 95 percent. This is stated in a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). According to forecasts, the growth of global trade in goods may slow down by at least one percentage point, while inflation will rise against the backdrop of a surge in oil prices. The organization expects the growth rate of the global economy to decline to about 2.6 percent by the end of the year, with stock market declines and currency devaluations in developing countries.The UNCTAD calls to adopt a set of measures to curb price growth and expand the banking development opportunities for providing emergency loans.
Repressions in the Middle East
Since the beginning of the strikes by the USA and Israel on Iran, pressure on civil space and freedom of expression of opinions in the Middle Eastsignificantly intensified, which exacerbated an already existing atmosphere of fear against the backdrop of numerous conflicts and crises. This was warned on Wednesday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. In Iran, according to estimates, since the beginning of the conflict, on charges related to national security, including terrorism, dissent, alleged espionage, and “collaboration with the enemy,” 2,345 people have been arrested.
SPC Session
The Human Rights Council today concluded its 61st session, adopting 38 resolutions. Among the decisions was the extension of thematic mandates in 19 country situations. In particular, the Council extended for another year the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus and the Group of Independent Experts on Belarus, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, as well as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.
Cultural heritage of Lebanon
UNESCO held an extraordinary meeting today with the aim of strengthening the protection of Lebanon’s cultural heritage. At an extraordinary session, the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Values in the event of an armed conflict decided to grant temporary enhanced protection status to 39 cultural heritage sites, as well as to allocate emergency financial aid amounting to more than 100 thousand dollars. The sites included in the enhanced protection regime will receive technical and financial support from UNESCO to strengthen legal protection, improve risk management measures, and provide additional training for specialists.
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