Migrants/Deaths, Human Rights Day, Covid-19/Jamaica - Daily Press Briefing (10 December 2021)

The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: "Migrants/Deaths, Human Rights Day, Covid-19/Jamaica - Daily Press Briefing (10 December 2021)"
The topics: Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General. Highlights: - Senior Personnel Appointment - Migrants/Deaths - Security Council - Human Rights Day - Cameroon - Covid-19/Jamaica - International Mountain Day - International Universal Health Coverage Day MIGRANTS/DEATHS I wanted to flag a horrific story, which I think many of you have seen and the International Organization for Migration today said that at least 54 migrants died in yesterday’s truck crash in Chiapas, in Mexico. This is the single deadliest incident for migrants in Mexico since at least 2014, when IOM began documenting deaths of migrants. As a reminder, some 651 people died this year attempting to cross Mexico’s border with the United States, more than in any year since 2014. This increase is especially concerning because most data for this border region is reported only after the year ends. According to IOM, the number of deaths and disappearances has increased on many migratory routes across the world in 2021, including in Europe and the Americas. The UN Agency said that with the case in Mexico, the migrant death toll in 2021 has surpassed 4,470 men, women and children. The organization notes that globally, the number of deaths this year is already more than the 4,236 total recorded in 2020. According to IOM, more than 45,400 deaths have been recorded since 2014 and if this latest incident isn’t a reminder for the world and for Member States to agree on controlled and managed it’s unclear to see what is. HUMAN RIGHTS DAY And today is Human Rights Day. In his message for the Day, the Secretary-General says that our world is at a crossroads. The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the expansion of digital technology into all areas of our lives have created new threats to human rights. But we can choose a different path, he underscores, adding that recovery from the pandemic must be an opportunity to expand human rights and freedoms, and rebuild trust. The principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights remain the key to realizing all human rights, for all people, everywhere, he concludes. COVID-19/JAMAICA Jamaica recently received 100,000 doses of vaccines through COVAX, bringing the total number sent by COVAX to Jamaica to more than one million. The UN team in Jamaica, led by Resident Coordinator Garry Conille, is working with authorities and partners to increase confidence in vaccines and the uptake of doses. The Pan-American Health Organization has called on countries to increase vaccination coverage while also implementing public health measures to limit the transmission of the virus. More than 780,000 new COVID-19 infections and 11,000 deaths were reported in the region last week alone, yet just 55 per cent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=10%20December%202021


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