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The UN Acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Abdou Dieng, said “the fighting must stop” and the people in the country “urgently need a humanitarian pause.” UNIFEED

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

Honduran teachers are being disproportionately affected by the country’s gang violence and have been identified as one of the groups most likely to be forced to flee their homes, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). UNHCR

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) urged a “prompt, independent and thorough investigation” in Sudan into the allegations of “rape and sexual harassment, as well as the allegations of death and injury of protesters as a result of the unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, in particular use of live ammunition,” according to a spokesperson. OHCHR

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today (13 Dec) launched its largest ever humanitarian appeal to reach over 54 million women, girls and young people in 61 countries in 2022 with critical assistance. UNFPA

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

At the 47th session of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed concern about “widespread use” of the death penalty in Iran “and its arbitrary imposition for a range of acts that under international law do not constitute ‘most serious crimes.’" UNTV CH

Vulnerable Venezuelan migrants and refugees who have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 health and socio-economic crisis urgently need greater support from the international community, UN humanitarians said today, ahead of a donor conference hosted by Canada next week. UNTV CH

Briefing journalists about the new report on violence against women, WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “The results paint a horrifying picture. An estimated 736 million women, almost one in three women globally have suffered intimate partner violence, sexual violence from a non -partner or both at least once in their lives.” WHO

“We have the tools to control the pandemic, but we can only do it if we use them consistently and equitably. Science, solutions and solidarity remain our guide. There are no short cuts," said WHO’s chief, Dr Tedros at the regular press briefing on Monday in Geneva. WHO