News in Brief

Yahya Arouri

News in Brief 10 May 2021

10 May 2021
News in Brief
  • 'Maximum restraint' needed over East Jerusalem violence: UN chief
  • Condemnation for Kabul school attack atrocity
  • Spotlight on lack of investment in farming across Sahel region: FAO
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3'4"
© UNICEF/Amarjeet Singh

News in Brief 7 May 2021

7 May 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 spreading like 'wildfire' in India: UNICEF
  • Probe into Rio favella police operation that left 25 dead
  • Attacks force thousands to flee in Burkina Faso
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3'20"
© UNICEF/Seyba Keïta

News in Brief 6 May 2021

6 May 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver in US, hailed by UN chief
  • Maximize vaccines to avoid deadly 3rd wave in Africa - WHO
  • Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
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3'10"
© WFP/Shelley Thakral

News in Brief 5 May 2021

5 May 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 pandemic preparedness hub to open in Berlin to promote transparency, early warning capability
  • 155 million faced acute food insecurity last year, with conflict the main driver
  • South Asia at breaking point as COVID infections spike: UNICEF
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3'23"
SOS Méditerranée/Anthony Jean

News in Brief 4 May 2021

4 May 2021
News in Brief
  • El Salvador top court dismissals: human rights chief
  • UNHCR urges Europeans to show more solidarity with Mediterranean migrants
  • ‘Joy’ in South Sudan as schools reopen across country after 14 months - UNICEF
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3'49"
UN Photo/Stuart Price

News in Brief 3 May 2021

3 May 2021
News in Brief
  • E-commerce’s dramatic rise fuelled by COVID-19 restrictions: UNCTAD
  • Press freedom 'a cornerstone of democracy' says UN chief
  • UN migration agency launches appeal to support COVID-19 shots in East Africa
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3'3"
© WFP/Fenoarisoa Ralaiharinony

News in Brief 30 April 2021

30 April 2021
News in Brief
  • Southern Madagascar on 'periphery' of famine: WFP
  • Top UN Middle East official calls for new and timely Palestinian elections
  • Chad: human rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters
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3'11"
UNFICYP/Katarina Zahorska

News in Brief 29 April 2021

29 April 2021
News in Brief
  • I’ll fight for every Cypriot, says UN chief, as informal talks end
  • UNFPA regret over UK $180 million funding cut
  • Hostilities flare in NE Syria forcing 20,000 to flee Qamishli city
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3'17"
MINUSCA / Herve Serefio

News in Brief 28 April 2021

28 April 2021
News in Brief
  • More than 370,000 children in Central African Republic displaced: UNICEF
  • UN rights experts urge Nigeria to release humanist Mubarak Bala
  • Latest COVID-19 data show cases rising for ninth week in a row
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3'32"
UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré

News in Brief 27 April 2021

27 April 2021
News in Brief
  • UN chief ‘realistic’ about Cyprus informal talks in Geneva
  • Key workers need more protections in COVID era: ILO
  • Myanmar expert appeals for junta head to honour ceasefire pledge
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2'34"