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Afghanistan is facing spiraling levels of food insecurity and malnutrition due to the triple threat of conflict, COVID-19 and the effects of climate change. WFP

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has evacuated on Thursday (19 Nov) a group of 79 vulnerable asylum-seekers out of Libya to safety in Rwanda. UNHCR

Patients with COVID-19 should not be given the antiviral drug remdesivir “regardless of disease severity”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. UNTV CH

Millions of people in Central America urgently need food assistance in the wake of Hurricane Eta, one of the worst storms in decades, as fears grow of another storm brewing in the coming days. WFP

The global COVID-19 pandemic is making life much harder for millions of migrants and is expected to increase their number, two United Nations agencies said in a report published jointly on Tuesday. UNTV CH

WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said the COVID-19 pandemic hurt momentum on polio and measles and stressed the need to “turn the tide quickly and ensure no child is left behind.” WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting various aspects of Lebanon’s COVID-19 response, including providing the largest public hospital in Beirut with critical equipment, training and technical expertise. WHO

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) marked the 75th anniversary of the United Nations by lighting up The Olympic Museum in blue. IOC

Peace talks aimed at ending almost a decade of chaos in Libya culminated on Friday in an agreement on a permanent ceasefire. UNTV CH

From 14-16 October, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal, for the first time since coronavirus movement restrictions were imposed in the world’s newest country South Sudan. UNMISS