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WHO says that global health expenditure and loss of productivity due to tobacco equates to $1.4 trillion annually.

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News in Brief 31 July 2023

31 July 2023

WHO highlights need for more protective measures against tobacco
UN condemns seizure of power by force in Niger
IPCC Head warns against overstating the threat of warming

People fleeing the ongoing fighting in Sudan arrive in Chad.

F. Ada Affana/IOM

News in Brief 28 July 2023

28 July 2023

Sudan health crisis at ‘gravely serious’ level warns WHO
Forced returns to Burkina Faso must end says UNHCR
New liver care campaign launched on World Hepatitis Day

Globally, temperatures are reaching record levels.

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News in Brief 27 July 2023

27 July 2023

July set to be hottest month on record: WMO
‘Surge in diplomacy for peace’ needed on Korean Peninsula
Niger: Guterres condemns ‘unconstitutional’ coup declaration

A young man plays famous mobile game Crash Bandicoot on his smartphone.

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News in Brief 26 July 2023

26 July 2023

UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
UN calls on Uganda to repeal Anti-Homosexuality Act, condemns killings of Indigenous in Brazil
FAO: Rate of mangroves loss slowed in last decade

An off shore oil rig.

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News in Brief 25 July 2023

25 July 2023

Yemen: UN starts high-risk operation to prevent catastrophic oil spill from decaying tanker
IAEA: Anti-personnel mines found in Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine
UN warns of looming disaster emergency in Asia-Pacific region

A woman works in a WFP food warehouse in Kananga, DR Congo.

© WFP/Vincent Tremeau

News in Brief 24 July 2023

24 July 2023

UN chief lends support to tackle global hunger.
Sudan: At least 435 children killed and 2025 injured says UNICEF
WHO: 20,000 deaths a year from drowning are ‘entirely preventable’ in Europe

A young girl stands outside a tent at the Vinojug reception centre for refugees and migrants in Gevgelija, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

© UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson

News in Brief 21 July 2023

21 July 2023

UN expert demands end to mass detention and child separation in northeast Syria
WHO warns of Dengue increase amidst changing climate patterns
WFP warns of ripple effects of Sudan across West and Central Africa

The streets of Odessa during the Russian invasion.

Odessa Mayor's Office

News in Brief 20 July 2023

20 July 2023

UN condemns attacks on Odesa Port
UNHCR: Rohingya refugees face more hunger as aid cuts bite
UNODC partners with Royal Foundation to combat illegal wildlife crime

More than 50 robots attended the AI for Good Global Summit 2023.

© ITU/D.Woldu

News in Brief 19 July 2023

19 July 2023

UN Secretary-General urges regulation of AI at inaugural security council meeting
Unitaid: Close to one million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not implemented.
UN Women team up with FIFA to promote gender equality

Global sea surface temperatures were at a record high in May and June 2023.

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News in Brief 18 July 2023

18 July 2023

Health risks on the rise as heatwave intensifies across Europe: WMO
Child vaccination makes unequal post-COVID recovery across regions: WHO, UNICEF
More than 90 per cent of world’s women live in countries with large gender gap: UNDP, UN Women

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