"GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE"

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez, said Typhoon Rai was the world's second deadliest disaster of 2021, adding that “the magnitude of the damage is very close to the destruction caused, as you remember by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.” UNIFEED

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the Security Council, “decisions on peace that do not reflect women's voices, realities and rights are not sustainable,” adding that “there must be clear advocacy for and significant investment in women human rights defenders and peacebuilders.” UNIFEED

Mutual distrust, competing priorities hampering efforts to resolve conflict in Yemen, Special Envoy tells Security Council amid calls for progress.

Estonia, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States urged all Security Council members to support an open briefing to discuss the “dire human rights situation” in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and "its implications for peace and security." UNIFEED

Presenting an oral update on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said, Afghans in vulnerable situations “are being pushed to take desperate measures, including child labour, the marriage of children to ensure their survival, and – according to some reports – even the sale of children.” OHCHR

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today (13 Dec) launched its largest ever humanitarian appeal to reach over 54 million women, girls and young people in 61 countries in 2022 with critical assistance. UNFPA

General Assembly adopts five humanitarian aid resolutions, as delegates debate best strategies for responding to COVID-19, conflict, climate change crises.

General Assembly adopts five humanitarian aid resolutions, as delegates debate best strategies for responding to COVID-19, conflict, climate change crises.

As part of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), together with humanitarian partners, came together for a day-long sensitization activity aimed at raising awareness among displaced persons in the country’s capital, Juba, on the UN’s zero tolerance policy against any form of sexually motivated abuse or exploitation. UNMISS

The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, and the Director of Education Cannot Wait, Yasmine Sherif, called for an end to attacks on education in Cameroon during their joint visit to the country. ECW