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The Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), Carlos Ruiz Massieu told Member States that it is important to carry forward the momentum provided by the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Peace Agreement in order to consolidate peace. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saluted young people around the world “for raising their voices – in the streets and online – and standing up for climate action, gender equality, racial and social justice and so much more.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by the Permanent Representatives of Norway (Mona Juul), United Arab Emirates (Lana Nusseibeh), Albania (Ferit Hoxha), and Colombia (Guillermo Fernández de Soto), on the situation in Colombia.

Upcoming elections offer historic opportunity to widen Colombia’s democracy, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Ambassador Mona Juul, President of the Security Council for January 2022, and Permanent Representative of Norway.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that this year has brought a spate of grave violations against children in both protracted and new conflicts. UNICEF

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED / FILE

The World Health Organization (WHO) said its new Global Competency Standards for refugee and migrant health services aim to strengthen countries’ capacity to provide health services to refugees and migrants worldwide by defining the range of competencies that should be incorporated into health workers’ education and practices. WHO