 You are watching the International Daily Roundup with People's Dispatch where we bring some of the major news developments from across the world. Today's headlines, 76th session of UN General Assembly to focus on climate crisis and vaccine inequity. 5 social leaders assassinated in Colombia in latest round of violence. Reporter accuses Taliban of steadily dismantling human rights in Afghanistan. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elected to serve third term in snap election. The 76th session of the UN General Assembly was convened on September 20th over 100 heads of state and world leaders will attend the meeting held in the US. Key issues on the agenda include the climate crisis and the extreme inequalities in vaccine access. The UK hosted the informal climate leaders round table on climate action on Monday. The meeting followed a UN report which said that under the current climate pledges global emissions would increase by 16% in 2030. It also noted that countries like India, Saudi Arabia and China had not set tougher standards at the current level of emissions global temperatures could rise to 2.7 degrees Celsius. The matter will be discussed at the UN climate conference in Scotland next month. The UN has also asked rich countries to abide by their commitments under the Paris Agreement. This includes a pledge to provide 100 billion dollars each year to help vulnerable countries respond to the crisis. However, Oxfam has said that there might be a shortfall of 75 billion dollars in funds during the six-year target period. The organisation has warned that hot and cold temperatures could kill 5 million people each year. The climate crisis could also trigger economic losses equal to double that of the COVID-19 pandemic. Five social leaders and indigenous people were assassinated in Colombia on September 20th. Maria Nancy Ramirez Pulgarin was a teacher and a member of the Association of Institutes in Antiqua. The ombudsman's office had previously issued 35 alerts regarding armed violence in the area. Two members of the indigenous Awa community were also killed in Narinio. Delio Belarion from the Imbera Iyabido community was killed in Choco, Davidaracapa Vizk from the Nasa community was assassinated in Coca. According to the rights group, Indibas 124 social leaders and activists have been killed in Colombia in 2021 and estimated 74 indigenous people have been murdered. Colombia is among the most dangerous countries for rights and environmental defenders in the world. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has documented reports of 143 murders between January and August. The agency has alerted of the possibility of systematic murders of social leaders, according to Global Witness, 65 environmental defenders were killed in the country in 2020. The violent attacks have also targeted former combatants of the now demobilized FARC groups since the peace accords were signed in 2016. 286 ex-members have been killed. Rights groups have accused the Taliban of steadily dismantling human rights in Afghanistan. A new report has documented targeted killings of civilians, the blockade of Panshee Valley and limits on the press. The document was released by the International Federation of Human Rights, the World Organization Against Torture and Amnesty. The report also points to the restrictions imposed on women's right to education and work. The group has eliminated the Ministry of Women's Affairs that has been replaced with the ministry for preaching and guidance on the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice. Photos on social media showed women protesting outside the ministry on September 19. The report also notes the crackdown on dissent the Taliban has stated that all protests including signs and chants must be approved by the Ministry of Justice. There have been several reports of toe-to-toe searches for activists and NGO workers cited in the report stated that two of his colleagues had been beaten. The Taliban have reportedly also taken over the offices of Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been re-elected to serve a third term. Nearly 98% of the votes have been counted in the country's snap elections held on September 20. As per initial results, the ruling Liberal Party has won or is leading in 158 constituencies. This has fallen short of the 170 seats required to form the majority in the 338-member House of Commons. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party has set a secure 119 seats. The Social Democratic New Democratic Party has gained 25 seats and the Green Party has only secured two. Observers have argued that the snap election was an attempt by the Trudeau government to maintain the status quo. The government was heavily criticised for the delayed evacuation of Canadian and Afghan civilians from Afghanistan. The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines also began only in April. This was months after Canada reportedly hoarded enough doses to vaccinate eight citizens five times. The government has also been criticised for its lack of action on the issues raised by indigenous communities. And this is all we have for this episode of the International Daily Roundup for more such stories and videos. Visit our website peoplesisfar.org, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for watching.