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As humanitarian needs continue to rise around the world, the United Nations and partners launch on 2 December the Global Humanitarian Overview, their annual assessment and plan for how to alleviate the suffering in 2022. OCHA / FILE

In a world where return to normal is no longer possible, humanitarians and their partners will need to consolidate, coordinate and dramatically scale up efforts to make the people they serve more resilient, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA

International calls for the restoration of a democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in a special session in Geneva to discuss the recent coup by the Sudanese military against the Transitional Government. UNTV CH

The United Nations humanitarian affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, said that as Syrians prepare for winter, “we need an urgent injection of lifesaving aid” as well as “more aid to early recovery and livelihoods.” UNIFEED

A UN humanitarian flight bound for embattled Ethiopia’s Tigray region that departed Addis Ababa this morning was forced to turn back in the midst of its flight, following the airstrikes on Mekele, the Tigray’s regional capital, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarians Affairs (OCHA). UNIFEED

Almost half a million people are affected by flooding along the Nile and Lol rivers and Sudd marshlands so far in 2021. Immediate pipeline breaks are expected in water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, emergency shelter and non-food items in coming months if not replenished, said Jens Laerke, OCHA’s spokesperson, at a news briefing today at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that Syria is caught in “a downward spiral,” and the humanitarian needs are greater than they have ever been. UNIFEED

The new Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the Security Council that the peace process in Yemen “has stalled for too long,” and called on the parties to the conflict “to engage in peaceful dialogue with one another under UN facilitation the terms of an overarching settlement, in good faith and without preconditions.” UNIFEED

The humanitarian side of the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan “isn't going anywhere, it's going to stay there and do its job and the job is going to expand,” the UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday, following his visit to Kabul over the weekend, where he met with Mullah Baradar and the leadership of the Taliban to discuss humanitarian issues. UNIFEED

The unfolding situation in Afghanistan is causing significant disruption and threatens Afghanistan’s critical winter wheat season, which is about to begin, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday, ahead of a major fundraising conference for the country, that is due to take place in Geneva on 13 September. UNTV CH