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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Benin to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis and climate change in the region. UNICEF

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of many Member States, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged all Security Council members to support an open briefing in 2023 to “discuss the human rights violations and abuses committed by the DPRK, the implications for peace and security and explore ways to incorporate human rights into the peace and security diplomacy in the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has been able to step up humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions since the signing of the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) almost 6 weeks ago. UNTV CH

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), through its Conduct and Discipline Team, convened and connected with women’s representatives in Gurei, Juba, to organize a ‘Stand Down Day’ designed to raise awareness of the need for collective action to uphold the rights of women. UNMISS

More than one in five people in employment have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological, or sexual, according to a new joint analysis, the first of its kind, by the International Labour Organization, Lloyd’s Register Foundation, and Gallup. ILO

UN Women is launching a groundbreaking set of recommendations on protecting women human rights defenders worldwide, especially those at risk in migration contexts. UNTV CH

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on November 25th, a new report by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicates that more than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family. UNIFEED

Nearly two months into the cholera outbreak in Haiti, UNICEF is warning that approximately 40 percent of the growing number of confirmed cases are among children. UNICEF

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is supporting initiatives to prepare and educate women parliamentarians on their new roles in the country’s future. UNMISS

Speaking to reporters at the end of his first official visit to Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “I urge all those who are involved in this political process to set aside entrenched positions, power games and any of their personal interests, and to focus on the common interests of the people of Sudan.” OHCHR