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The UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for the immediate release of Libyan parliamentarian Siham Sergewa who was “ceased at night from her home in Benghazi six months ago,” according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned the continued killing and displacement of civilians in north-western Syria despite the announcement of a ceasefire nearly a week ago. UNTV CH

Children in Syria have been “robbed of their childhood” and forced to “endure numerous violations” in more than eight years of conflict, according to the latest report by the independent body set up by the UN’s Human Rights Council to investigate violations during the civil war in Syria. UNTV CH

“The UN peacekeepers are now patrolling the city to protect civilians,” following the last week clashes in the Central African Republic’s city of Alindau killing two members of the country’s armed forces, UN spokesperson said on Wednesday in New York. UNIFEED

At the United Nations briefing in Geneva Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for the Office of the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights, briefed journalist on the troubling number of Human Rights defenders being killed in Colombia. UNTV CH

A report by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said inter-ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri Province may constitute “crimes against humanity.” UNTV CH

The United Nations remains “remains deeply concerned about the safety and protection of over three million civilians in Idlib in north-west Syria, over half of whom are internally displaced, with violence escalating in the past three weeks." UNIFEED

In his New Year’s Message, addressed “to the greatest source of that hope: the world’s young people,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the world needs young people to keep speaking out. Keep thinking big. Keep pushing boundaries. And keep up the pressure.” UN

In response to a question on the verdict issued today in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN spokesperson said the Secretary-General “continues to stress the need for an independent and impartial investigation into the murder to ensure full examination of and accountability for human rights violations committed in the case.” UNIFEED

At the United Nations briefing in Geneva Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, raised concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Libya as well as on a new draft legislation “which risks further jeopardizing the independence of the judiciary in Poland.” UNTV CH