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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Colombia from Tuesday 24 to Wednesday 25 January, at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries - 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by health-care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). WHO

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said, “I am confident that, with the commitment of the parties, 2023 can bring decisive progress to deliver much-needed security and development opportunities for communities in conflict-affected regions.” UNIFEED

From the war in Ukraine to the response in health crisis and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

Yuly, a Venezuelan migrant, dreams of growing her business in the Dominican Republic. She is currently finalizing her regularization process allowing her to have a license to dream in her new home. IOM

According to UNICEF, since the beginning of this year, the number of migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on foot has hit an all-time high. UNICEF

A Venezuelan music teacher and choir director leads a group composed of mostly refugees and migrants from Venezuela, but including Chileans and others from Colombia, Peru and Cuba. IOM

During the peoples’ march at COP27, Colombian Climate Activist Gina Cortes Valderrama said, “there cannot be climate justice without human rights and indigenous peoples’ rights. We call on governments to stop shrinking civil space, to respect the rights and dignity of all indigenous people, workers, climate activists, human rights, and environmental defenders.” UNIFEED

Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to introduce cuts to its lifesaving aid to refugees and others forcibly displaced people in a number of operations across the world. UNHCR

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, told the Security Council that Colombia “is experiencing a period of renewed expectation as a result of the bold, total peace approach advanced by President Gustavo Petro.” UNIFEED