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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Colombia from Tuesday 24 to Wednesday 25 January, at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries - 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by health-care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). WHO

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

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said, “I am confident that, with the commitment of the parties, 2023 can bring decisive progress to deliver much-needed security and development opportunities for communities in conflict-affected regions.” UNIFEED

Comments to the media by Francia Márquez, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, on the situation in the Country.

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly adopts $3.4 billion programme budget for 2023, approves permanent shift to annual cycle, concluding main part of Seventy-Seventh Session.