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The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) hailed the “historic” conviction by a German court of a senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity. OHCHR

The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ghada Fathi Waly said, “maritime insecurity, illicit flows, and linkages between transnational organized crime and terrorism all represent major obstacles to achieving peace, security and development in West Africa and the Sahel." She reiterated, "we must encourage political will and increased international support to strengthen comprehensive and cooperative crime responses.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that this year has brought a spate of grave violations against children in both protracted and new conflicts. UNICEF

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

Marking the International Human Rights Day in Juba, the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the South Sudan Human Rights Commission held a special event in an effort to promote human rights and equality across the nation. UNMISS

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

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed deep concern over a “continuing series of forced expulsions of asylum-seekers and other migrants in Libya,” and said it was “appalled by the alarming escalation of grave human rights abuses in Myanmar,” according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten urged the government of Ethiopia to “promptly sign into agreement with the United Nations to prevent and respond to conflict related sexual violence,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

At a press conference in Ouagadougou, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Burkina Faso is in the “grips of not one but several major, intersecting crises” adding that the management of these crises could have “repercussions for peace and security and human rights for millions of people in the country, in the region and beyond.” OHCHR

The signing of the Final Peace Agreement five years ago generated hope and inspiration in Colombia and throughout the international community, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday that the achievements are undeniable, and the country’s people should be proud. UNITED NATIONS COLOMBIA