Here’s what else is happening

• 🏅US should become rights defender once more, Nobel peace laureate Pillay says. The former UN rights chief responds to further sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court following her nomination.
  Reuters (EN)
• 🦠With only three ‘no’ votes, UN adopts Political Declaration on Pandemic Preparedness. The declaration, adopted by the UN General Assembly, recognises the world’s lack of preparation for the next pandemic and calls for strengthening local, national and regional capacity to produce vaccines and therapeutics, as well as increased financing.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)
• 🫀UNAids 'secure' amid debate over its future, executive director says. Winnie Byanyima praised a board-backed working group at the agency for rejecting the UN secretary general's proposal to “sunset” it.
  Devex (EN)
• 🧈Gold boom accelerates deforestation in Africa. Switzerland called to take action. Two Ghanaian activists attending the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining say it is “likely” that gold sourced on deforested lands ends up in Switzerland.
  Le Temps (FR)
• 〽IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’. The organisation cautioned about the impact of depleted emergency oil inventories on economic activity.
  The Guardian (EN)