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UNHCR expressed concern over the difficult living conditions of indigenous Warao families from Venezuela who are settled in remote locations across Guyana. UNHCR

Based on evidence indicative of a detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology, the Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) has advised the World Health Organization (WHO) that this variant should be designated as a VOC, and the WHO has designated B.1.1.529 as a Variant of Concern (VOC) named Omicron. WHO

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on welcomed the evacuation of 93 asylum seekers to Italy from Libya, where they had been living in precarious situations with an uncertain future. UNHCR

The number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance across northern Ethiopia has spiked as a direct result of ongoing conflict, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. UNTV CH

The signing of the Final Peace Agreement five years ago generated hope and inspiration in Colombia and throughout the international community, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday that the achievements are undeniable, and the country’s people should be proud. UNITED NATIONS COLOMBIA

The top United Nations official in Libya echoed the call from a conference co-chaired by Libya, France, Germany, Italy and the United Nations in Paris on 12 November, for all Libyan stakeholders and candidates “to respect their commitments towards holding elections” slated for 24 December. UNIFEED

WHO’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on all governments to “implement a comprehensive and tailored approach of public health and social measures” to prevent COVID-19 transmission and “take the pressure off health systems and save lives." WHO

Following a mission to Iran, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi described his consultations with Iranian officials as “inconclusive” and said, “We are close to the point where I would not be able to guarantee continuity of knowledge” on the country’s nuclear programme. IAEA

UN Women will launch its new report “Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19”. The new data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has further intensified gender-based violence. UNIFEED

In Colombia to mark the fifth anniversary of the peace accord between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC-EP, Secretary-General António Guterres visited a small mountainside village where former combatants and civilians are living and working side-by-side. UNITED NATIONS COLOMBIA