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Displaced people at a small settlement in South Sudan’s Yambio attended a forum where they learned about their human rights duties and responsibilities, including what to do when they learn about grave violations of human rights, like rape. UNMISS

On the first anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said the country was beginning to see “in the hearts and minds of those who make decisions about war the desire to make peace.” UNIFEED / FILE

In a report published today, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said that during the recent mass protests and state of emergency in Chile, the police and army failed to adhere to international human rights norms and standards relating to management of assemblies and the use of force. UNTV CH

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen an increase in the number of reported cases of the deadly hemorrhagic virus Ebola linked to ongoing violence by armed groups targeting remote communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. UNTV CH

Thousands of women and children sought sanctuary in United Nations protection sites when civil war broke out in South Sudan. Six years later, many remain in the camps watching and waiting for the right time to leave as peace descends on the country. UNMISS

The IMF will consider efforts to combat corruption and improve governance in any future programme with Equatorial Guinea, spokesperson Gerry Rice told reporters today in Washington. IMF

Speaking at the UN Climate Conference in Madrid today, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said we are “still losing the climate race” but stressed that we can choose another path; “The path of climate action and well-being for people and planet. And this path is about people’s jobs, health, education, opportunities, and future. COP25 HOST BROADCASTER

The IMF welcomed report that the US and China may be on the verge of a trade deal and supports ratcheting down of the tension between the Washington and Beijing, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington. IMF

Unexpectedly heavy rains have caused devastating floods across the Pibor region, submerging homes and markets, destroying crops and pasture and contaminating boreholes. As the weeks go by, the water is receding, but the humanitarian need remains. UNMISS

A cooperative supported by the IKEA foundation is turning invasive weeds into energy and a source of livelihood for both refugees and their host communities in Ethiopia’s arid south. UNHCR