As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the discriminatory pass laws of the racist apartheid regime.
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![The Secretary-General Remarks at the Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Racial Profiling and Incitement to Hatred, including in the context of migration 21 March 2017 [as delivered]](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/fullsizerender_3.jpg?itok=EMjYCoBN)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Together for respect, safety and dignity for all.
![UN Peacekeeping chief meets president Kiir: Solution to South Sudan’s problems has to be political](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/usg_ladsous_meets_president_kiir_21_03_2017.jpg?itok=E1PhH4R4)
UN Peacekeeping chief meets president Kiir: Solution to South Sudan’s problems has to be political.
![Visiting UN Peacekeeping chief calls for immediate cessation of hostilities South Sudan UNMISS](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/un_peacekeeping_chief_calls_for_immediate_cessation_of_hostilities_20_03_2017_-_photo.jpg?itok=nC35guhv)
The UN Peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous and the Under-Secretary General designate Jean-Pierre Lacroix are in Juba on an official visit, here in a meeting with South Sudan's first vice president Taban Deng Gai.
![UNMISS Malakal facilitates mini dialogue between IDPs and local leaders from outside the camp](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/unmiss_malakal_facilitates_mini_dialogue_between_idps_and_local_leaders_from_outside_the_camp_19_03_2017_-_photo.jpg?itok=v3go5RhY)
UNMISS Malakal facilitates mini dialogue between IDPs and local leaders from outside the protection of civilians site to restore trust between communities.
![Quick impact projects: UNMISS to finance renovation of police station and court building in Malakal](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/unmiss_to_renovate_police_station_and_court_in_malakal_19_03_2017_-_photo.jpg?itok=mtSkE358)
The launch of an UNMISS quick impact project to renovate a police station and a court building in Malakal.
![Statement by Mr. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan at the Meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on South Sudan 17th March 2017](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/srsg_portait_0001_0.jpg?itok=qD0gO4jN)
Mr. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.