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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

As 2022 comes to an end, the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of waning. UNIFEED / FILE

Influenza season epidemic is off to an early start in WHO’s European region amid concerns over RSV and COVID-19. WHO

The General Assembly elected 14 Member States to serve a three-year term in the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED

Joined by representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Norway, Albanian Ambassador Ferit Hoxha said, “the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 marked a more aggressive trend in Russia's policy regarding its neighbouring countries and the European security architecture.” UNIFEED

Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, according to a new report launched today by UNICEF and Pure Earth, which says that one in three children globally have blood lead levels at or above five micrograms per deciliter, the level at which requires action. Nearly half of these children live in South Asia. UNICEF / PURE EARTH

Estonia, the United States and the United Kingdom today said that Russia’s military intelligent service, the GRU conducted cyberattacks “in attempt to sow discord and disrupt the lives of the ordinary Georgian people.” UNIFEED

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said that for the past two days, there were fewer new cases reported in China than in the rest of the world, adding that in the past 24 hours, seven countries have reported cases for the first time. WHO

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to Bolivia to engage “with all Bolivian actors and offer United Nations support in efforts to find a peaceful resolution” to the Andean nation’s political crisis, “including through transparent, inclusive and credible elections.” UNIFEED