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31 December 2018

OCHA/ Charlotte Cans	‘Stealing’ food from hungry Yemenis ‘must stop immediately’, says UN agencyAfter uncovering evidence that humanitarian food supplies are being diverted in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, Sana’a, and other parts of the country, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has demanded an immediate end to the practice.
Humanitarian Aid

UNAMA / Mujeeb Rahman	Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new polling dates following election delaysAmid reports that Afghanistan’s 2019 presidential election may be postponed, local electoral authorities confirmed a polling date delay; a decision the UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed for its clarity on Monday.
Peace and Security

Frontex/Francesco Malavolta	UN refugee agency presses States to aid 49 refugees stranded on MediterraneanThe United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), on the last day of 2018, called on UN Member States to urgently offer safe ports of disembarkation for 49 refugees and migrants, including young children, aboard rescue vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
Migrants and Refugees

UN Photo/Cia Pak	UN urges ‘restraint’ in Bangladesh’s post-presidential election violenceThe United Nations said on Monday that it is aware of violent incidents and reports of irregularities in Sunday’s general elections in Bangladesh.
Peace and Security

UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras	UN diplomacy: political conflicts to watch in 2019As the world – and the United Nations – continues to grapple with political crises, we look at the political landscape with Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo. We begin by asking her what it’s like to be the top UN political officer.
Peace and Security

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