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Four people have been kidnapped after thousands of displaced people ran into the bush following an attack by unknown assailants on a church compound in Rimenze, South Sudan. UNMISS

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, told the Security Council that more than 11 million people remain in need of humanitarian assistance across Syria, and said that this year, the United Nations and partners “have reached an average of 5.6 million people a month in all parts of Syria.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres addressed UNESCO’s General Conference in Paris and reiterated the organization’s central role to bring the world together. He said, “we must prove the value of international cooperation by addressing the real problems and anxieties that people face.” UNESCO

In light of the developments in Bolivia, including the resignation of President Evo Morales, the Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his appeal to “all Bolivians to refrain from violence and to the authorities to ensure the safety and security of all citizens, government officials and foreign nationals.” UNIFEED / FILE

United Nations Police Adviser Luis Carrilho said that UN police officers “play a key role in making sure that the right to freedom of assembly is respected for all the citizens in the world.” UNIFEED

In a statement read by her spokesperson Rupert Colville today in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet raised concern continuing reports of deaths and injuries resulting from the use of forces security forces against demonstrators, as well as deliberate killings by armed elements in Iraq. UNTV CH

Almost daily violence targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria continues to threaten civilians there, UN Human Rights Office said on Friday. UNTV CH

Disturbed by reports of the continued use of live ammunition against demonstrators in Iraq, the Secretary-General urged all actors to refrain from violence, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Some 54 vulnerable refugees were relocated from Niger to Italy on Tuesday (05 Nov). The group included 23 children, 13 of whom had been separated from their families. UNHCR

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina said the international community must help the country to go forward rather than backwards, and decried those who would try to deny the genocide that took place in Srebrenica in 1995. UNIFEED