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World Trade Organization’s Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said today “we now live in a moment of uncertainty with regard to disputes that are ongoing,” since as of tomorrow, 11 December, the WTO’s Appellate Body will no longer be able to review new dispute rulings due to lack of consensus among the WTO members. WTO

In an event marking Human Rights Day, Secretary-General António Guterres said that “throughout history and across the world, young people have been at the forefront of standing up for what is right.” UNIFEED

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened its public hearings in the case alleging genocide in Myanmar against the Rohingya population filed by The Gambia. ICJ

Solar powered borehole set up by UNHCR with investment from partners and the private sector pumps ground water to water points that supply Bidi Bidi’s 200,000 refugees and their host communities in Uganda's arid north. UNHCR

Commemorating Human Rights Day in South Sudan, speakers urged citizens to continue engaging signatories to a peace agreement signed just over a year ago to adhere to it as this will help promote peace as a human right countrywide. UNMISS

Efforts to help the small Pacific island of Samoa overcome a deadly measles outbreak have received a $2.6 million boost from the UN’s emergency fund, CERF. UNTV CH

Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said “the outlook for the year ahead is bleak," as “one person in 45 around the world" are expected to need humanitarian aid in 2020, "the highest number ever.” UNIFEED

The Head of the UN mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, said he is worried that intercommunal clashes are occurring in areas that have been “relatively calm for months” adding that these incidents “raise tensions and increase the risk of sparking even more violence,” according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

Top United Nations official in South Sudan David Shearer visited Bor in Jonglei state, where the devastating floods that struck the region last month, have slowed down the return of communities displaced by fighting. UNMISS

After fleeing Aleppo in 2013, Sidra’s dream of studying dentistry became a reality thanks to her own determination and Turkey’s support for refugee higher education. UNHCR