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The United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Jonathan Veitch said all UN staff in Tonga is “accounted for” and “stepping up” efforts to coordinate the response to the Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and subsequent Tsunami. UNIFEED

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator at United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), Adam Abdelmoula, said, “the country is facing one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world,” and noted that in 2022 almost half of the Somali population” will require life-saving humanitarian protection assistance. UNIFEED

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED / FILE

UN Special Representative in South Sudan Nicholas Haysom visited Bentiu to see first-hand the work being done to assist some 850,000 people who have been affected by flooding in Unity State. UNMISS

Ahead of his briefing to the UN Security Council next week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, today (8 Dec) urged political leaders to make a fresh push to fully implement the peace agreement so that free, fair, and peaceful elections can be held. UNMISS

At a press conference on Saturday concluding a 3-day visit to Niger, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, discussed the myriad of significant human rights challenges that the people of Niger have been grappling with, directly with the authorities, civil society, and other actors. OHCHR

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 current flooding across South Sudan’s Unity State has had a devastating impact on people’s lives. Homes have been destroyed, crop cycles and harvests ruined, and displaced civilians are desperately seeking higher ground to shelter in. It is an emergency like no other that people living here have witnessed. UNMISS

Tens of thousands of refugees and host communities are displaced by flooding in Sudan. UNHCR and partners are providing emergency assistance but more support is urgently needed. UNHCR