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DAILY WRAP

6 December 2019

MINUSMA/Gema Cortes	UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performanceThe international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, both at Headquarters in New York and in the field.
Peace and Security

Unspalsh/Mohamad Babayan	UN rights chief ‘extremely concerned’ over deadly crackdown on protesters in IranIn the wake of recent protests in Iran, the top United Nations human rights official expressed alarm on Friday over multiple human rights violations which have reportedly taken place across the country.
Human Rights

UNMISS

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Peacekeeping performance, Iranians’ rights, Syria, Australia, Haiti updates, Greta Thunberg at COP25A recap of Thursday’s top stories: UN evaluates peacekeeping performance; civilians under greater attack in northeast Syria; UN rights chief on Iranian protester clampdown; ending medical evacuation for refugees to Australia; food crisis widens in Haiti; and Greta Thunberg speaks out in Madrid at climate conference.

©UNHCR/Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo	UN agency hails Brazil ‘milestone’ decision over Venezuelan refugeesBrazil’s move to recognize thousands of refugees from crisis-wracked Venezuela through a new accelerated procedure, has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Migrants and Refugees

© UNICEF/UN0119399/	Rise in Caribbean children displaced by storms shows climate crisis is a child rights issue: UNICEFThe number of Caribbean children displaced by storms has risen approximately six-fold in the past five years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals in a new report released on Friday.
Climate Change

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