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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “are worrying” and expressed concern that if quick and decisive action is not taken, “we risk plunging into another deadly escalation of violence.” UNIFEED

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

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

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

Amid escalating conflict in Yemen, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that access to lifesaving aid is becoming harder for civilians in Marib governorate, including more than one million people who are estimated to be displaced there. UNTV CH

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Bogotá on Monday to begin his two-day visit to the country. Upon arrival, he was welcomed by Colombia’s Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marta Lucía Ramírez, his Special Representative in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu and the Resident Coordinator, Mireia Villar Forner. UNITED NATIONS COLOMBIA

Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council during a ministerial debate. UNIFEED

On board this aircraft are United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan. They are on a mission to conflict-ridden Tambura, Western Equatoria, led by Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. UNMISS