NEWS

"With the latest positive news from vaccine trials,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “the light at the end of this long, dark tunnel is growing brighter.” WHO

United Nations is “extremely concerned about the safety of civilians in the Tigray region” of Ethiopia, the UN spokesperson said on Monday and called on "all parties to the conflict to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, protect civilians and civilian infrastructure including health facilities and water systems.” UNIFEED

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, airlifted 95 tonnes of emergency supplies to Liberia to support Ivorian refugees who have fled conflict in Cote d’Ivoire. Clashes between opposition and pro-government supporters in Côte d’Ivoire’s Central and West-Central regions have left at least 85 people dead and hundreds injured. UNHCR

As Somalia prepares for parliamentary and presidential elections the Special-Representative of the Secretary-General, James Swan, expressed concern about the humanitarian situation and told the Security Council that “the country has been hard hit by the triple shock of COVID-19, flooding and locust infestation.” UNIFEED

Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million (PPM) in 2019 and are expected to keep rising this year despite a slight reduction in emissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. UNTV CH

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

A worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia where ongoing clashes between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional forces are driving thousands of people to flee into Sudan. UNHCR

Ahead of the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit, Secretary-General António Guterres issued an "SOS for the needs of developing countries,” for COVID-19 recovery, as they face “the precipice of financial ruin and escalating poverty, hunger and untold suffering.” UNIFEED

The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the new One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. WHO

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