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News in Brief 4 March 2022

  • Ukraine crisis: unprecedented outflow of traumatized people, say UN teams

  • Human Rights Council votes to set up Ukraine probe

  • UN refugee agency appeals for $205 million to help Ethiopia

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News in Brief 3 March 2022

  • Bachelet leads calls for Ukraine ceasefire at Human Rights Council

  • Top international court to launch war crimes probe in Ukraine

  • Racism, xenophobia must stop against third country nationals in Ukraine: IOM chief  

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News in Brief 1 March 2022

  • UN launches $1.7 billion humanitarian appeals for Ukraine

  • UN humanitarians appeal to military actors to spare people in Ukraine

  • Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans – rights experts

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News in Brief 25 February 2022

  • Ukraine crisis: terrified families seek shelter underground in capital

  • Sri Lanka: ‘setbacks’ to accountability for past human rights violations

  • UN’s Sudan rights expert calls for release of protesters

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News in Brief 24 February 2022

  • Ukraine crisis: conflict must stop, Guterres urges Russia’s Putin 

  • Humanitarians fear ‘devastating’ consequences from attac

  • 7.5 million children in Ukraine at risk from conflict: UNICEF   

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News in Brief 23 February 2022

  • Prioritize diplomacy and peace in Ukraine: UN General Assembly President
  • WHO establishes global biomanufacturing training hub in Republic of Korea
  • Baby formula marketing ‘pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ – UN report
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News in Brief 21 February 2022

  • COVID-19: Health teams facing ‘dangerous neglect’ at work
  • Stop violence at EU borders and protect refugees, UN refugee chief urges
  • India: Attacks against journalist Rana Ayyub must stop, rights experts say  
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