Monday’s Daily Brief: Earth Day, looking for a solution to Libya crisis, focus on indigenous issues, Security Council on Sri Lanka, a high-level visit to Bangladesh

22 April 2019
Climate Change
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Top news for Monday include: the celebration of International Mother Earth Day, efforts by the UN to push for a political solution to the Libyan crisis, the opening of the annual Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the UN Security Council's condemnation of the Sri Lanka attacks, and an upcoming UN high-level mission to Bangladesh to highlight the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees settled there.

Traditional knowledge at ‘core’ of indigenous heritage, and ‘must be protected’, says UN Forum

‘Do everything in your power to tackle climate change’ UN chief urges on Mother Earth Day

UN, world leaders, condemn Sri Lanka terrorist attacks targeting churches, hotels, which leave more than 200 dead

Killing of Egyptian peacekeeper in Mali ‘may constitute war crimes’ Guterres warns, urging ‘swift action’

5 world-changing ideas: our top picks for World Creativity and Innovation Day

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UN condemns attack on Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo which left doctor dead, two others injured

Health

The UN has condemned an attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, which led to the death of a doctor working for the World Health Organization (WHO), and injured two others. 

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More than 3,400 classrooms damaged or destroyed by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, says UN Children’s Fund

Humanitarian Aid

More than 305,000 children in Mozambique are losing out on lessons at school since the devastating floods caused by Cyclone Idai, which struck southeast Africa just over a month ago. 

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As fighting in Libya escalates, so does number of children ‘at imminent risk of injury or death’

Peace and Security

In and around Tripoli, an increasing number of children are “at imminent risk of injury or death” two senior United Nations officials warned on Thursday, citing a surge of aggression in crisis-torn Libya.

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Thursday’s Daily Brief: impact of bad working conditions, Syria and Libya humanitarian news, human rights in Bahrain, families reunified in South Sudan

Humanitarian Aid

Thursday’s top news includes: A new report on the dangerous impact of stressful working conditions; the need to decongest Al Hol camp in Syria; a US$2 million allocation from the UN’s emergency fund to ramp up the humanitarian response in Libya; human rights concerns over a mass terrorism trial in Bahrain; and 6,000 children reunited with their parents and caregivers in South Sudan.

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Stress, overtime, disease, contribute to 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year, reports UN labour agency

Health

Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease, contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every year, while an additional 374 million people get injured or fall ill because of their jobs, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Thursday.

Headlines at a glance

‘Foreign children’ in overwhelmed Syrian camp need urgent international help, says top UN official

‘Vaccines are safe’ and save lives, UNICEF declares, launching new #VaccinesWork campaign

Service and Sacrifice: Ugandan 'Blue Helmets' support UN efforts to bring peace to Somalia

Libya: Heavy shelling and civilian deaths ‘blatant violation’ of international law - UN envoy 

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Sudan, Libya, Yemen updates, solutions for e-waste, flood response in Iran, online security for children

Violence on the rise in Darfur following Sudan military takeover, but UN-AU peacekeeping mission maintains ‘robust posture’

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