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News in Brief 21 January 2022

  • Tigray: Eritrean refugees ‘scared and struggling to eat’ says UNHCR
  • Tonga: OCHA says access to safe water for half of population across island nation ‘a serious concern’
  • Visit of UN Sudan rights’ expert postponed by Government
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News in Brief 17 January 2022

  • Tonga volcanic eruption update from UN humanitarians
  • Taliban in Afghanistan overseeing ‘collective punishment’ of women, girls: UN rights experts
  • Horn of Africa facing major threat to food security after drought, locusts- FAO
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News in Brief 14 January 2022

  • $150 million released to help underfunded humanitarian emergencies

  • Tigray: aid operations ‘are about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP

  • Ending Sahel crisis must be focus of international community: UNHCR

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