Listen to this note:
Today I woke up with a heavy heart. I am saddened to see how humanity seems unable to learn from its mistakes. The enduring legacy of colonialism and imperialism, with its corrosive impacts – dividing nations, races and establishing castes – continues to unfold before our eyes. These entrenched systems of oppression, xenophobia and racism have resurfaced, allowing human rights abuses, once universally condemned, to re-emerge with alarming force.
The election results reveal a chilling reality for marginalized communities around the world: racial and ethnic minorities, women and girls, the poor, migrant workers, persecuted minorities, people with disabilities, and many others considered "less powerful" face new threats of exploitation.