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Following the conviction of a former ISIL member by a German court, the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD), Christian Ritscher, told the Security Council that “we can now envision a new landscape in which those who believe themselves out of reach of justice are held accountable in a court of law.” UNIFEED

At a press conference in Ouagadougou, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Burkina Faso is in the “grips of not one but several major, intersecting crises” adding that the management of these crises could have “repercussions for peace and security and human rights for millions of people in the country, in the region and beyond.” OHCHR

A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a 17 per cent increase compared to last year, UN Humanitarians said on Thursday. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “travel restrictions that isolate any one country or region are not only deeply unfair and punitive, they are ineffective,” and called for the use of alternative instruments to avoid “travel apartheid.” UNIFEED

WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “Today, the nations of the world have made a strong statement that health security is too important to be left to chance, or goodwill, or shifting geopolitical currents, or vested interests." WHO

On Tuesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visited Dori, where she met with community and religious leaders, local government officials and people displaced due to the effects of armed conflict and climate change. OHCHR

The World Food Programme (WFP) said a catastrophe is looming as a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions unfolds in Afghanistan. WFP

In a consensus decision aimed at protecting the world from future infectious diseases crises, the World Health Assembly (WHA) agreed to kickstart a global process to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement or other international instrument under the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. WHO

With 70 percent of its population below 30 years of age and a peace deal in place, South Sudan has begun drafting its permanent constitution. A two-day workshop on the legislative priorities for youth brought together representatives from Juba. UNMISS

As scientists race to understand how virulent and transmissible the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) once again urged caution on Tuesday, with a reminder of the available precautions that should be used to stop the virus from spreading further. UNTV CH