Early rains expose risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, but worst ‘yet to come,’ warns UN agency

20 April 2018
Humanitarian Aid
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The arrival of pre-monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh has revealed an alarming level of risks for Rohingya refugees, United Nations humanitarian agencies said on Friday, warning that they do not  have the funds needed to protect hundreds of thousands of desperate people once the rainy season begins in earnest.

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Health experts at UN meeting press for action to address ‘double burden’ of malnutrition in Africa

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‘Save peace while it lasts,’ says General Assembly President, ahead of UN summit on sustaining peace

Peace and Security

The world needs a new approach to peace, which is why the United Nations General Assembly will hold a major meeting next week to discuss ways to foster peace by focusing on conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and diplomacy, the 193-member body’s President has said.

UN Photo/Violaine Martin (file)

UN chief condemns abduction and killing of media workers near Ecuador-Colombia border

Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the kidnapping and killing of three media workers near the border between Ecuador and Colombia, confirmed on 13 April, as well as the subsequent kidnapping of two other Ecuadorian nationals.

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Mosquito-packed drones ready to join fight against Zika and other deadly diseases – UN agency

Health

Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations agency said Thursday after a successful test that eleased sterile mosquitos from aerial drones aiming to suppress the insect that spreads Zika and other diseases.  

UN Photo/Albert González Farran

Liberia: Security Council seeks study of role played by UN mission in conflict resolution, political mediation

Peace and Security

Commending the remarkable achievements made by the people and Government of Liberia to consolidate lasting peace and stability in the wake of a 1999-2003 civil war, the Security Council on Thursday asked the United Nations Secretary-General to conduct a study of the role played by its peacekeeping mission in resolving conflicts and other challenges the country has faced.

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN Mission chief calls Colombia’s congressional elections ‘a clear step forward’ in peace process

Peace and Security

In a milestone exercise that “transited the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) from weapons to politics,” last month’s congressional elections drew millions of Colombians to the polls amid a trend towards a reduction of electoral violence, the senior-most United Nations official in the country said on Thursday

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