Portrait of a woman resident of Wau Shilluk, South Sudan. The town has been reduced to dust, as ongoing conflict has seen the complete destruction of homes, the school and hospital.

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News in Brief 20 February 2019

20 February 2019

Push to silence the guns in South Sudan
Good health care paves way for SDGs
Education, employment ‘fundamental’ to youth development’

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Around 400 families have taken shelter in a makeshift camp north of Idlib, Syria, after fleeing violence to the south of the city in early September 2018.

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News in Brief 19 February 2019

19 February 2019

Civilians must not be ‘used as pawns’ in Syria
Momentum in Yemen
Refugees need resettling, now

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Three former child soldiers at Elevage camp in Bambari, Central African Republic.

UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson

News in Brief 18 February 2019

18 February 2019

A ‘welcome step’ towards peace in Central Africa
UN programme for ‘ethically produced, environmentally sustainable gold’
International labour standards more important than ever, says ILO

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On 6 February 2019 in the Syrian Arab Republic, a humanitarian convoy traveling from Damascus arrives at the 10 km mark near Rukban where the UN and SARC have set up their temporary camp.

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News in Brief 15 February 2019

15 February 2019

Desert camp aid delivery provides relief to desperate Syrians
South Sudan alert as sexual violence surges: UN human rights office
Philippines human rights defender arrested on libel

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A family poses for a portrait at home after attending a UNHCR stateless workshop in Skopje, Macedonia. Most stateless persons in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia originate from other former Yugoslav republics. 2017.

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News in Brief 14 February 2019

14 February 2019

No child in Europe should be Stateless, says UN agencies
Pope urges IFAD to continue on its ‘humble’ path
Saying NO to child marriage

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A November 2018 ILO study has identified deficits in decent work and employment conditions for workers in Jordan’s agricultural sector, including a lack of wage protection, an absence of social security coverage for workers, and poor occupational safety and health measures.

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News in Brief 13 February 2019

13 February 2019

No improvement in workers’ conditions, despite drop in unemployment rate
UN experts condemn Chechnya LGBT attacks
2019 World Radio Day focuses on promotion of dialogue, tolerance and peace

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Mebratu also known as ‘Tanki’ by his friends, is a 16-year-old boy from Eritrea. Music is one his greatest passions. He loves to listen to Eritrean traditional songs in his headphones found on his journey to Niger.

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News in Brief 12 February 2019

12 February 2019

Smartphone listener guidelines unveiled to prevent growing levels of hearing loss
Thousands flee fresh violence in South Sudan’s Equatoria State
Automatic braking guidelines will reduce crashes, says UNECE

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Mouminatou Barry, software engineer and cognitive educator, in Harlem, New York, United States.

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News in Brief 11 February 2019

11 February 2019

Engaging women and girls in science ‘vital’ for achieving sustainable development goals
Food for millions in Yemen at risk of rotting in key Red Sea port
Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert

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The numbers of Venezuelans arriving in Ecuador by foot increased throughout 2018. Many here in Lago Agrio, a city near the northern border with Colombia arrive dehydrated, exhausted and often with health problems. November 2018.

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News in Brief 8 February 2019

8 February 2019

UN committed to helping Venezuelans amid growing needs: aid agencies
Rapid spread of Lassa fever in five African countries is ‘concerning’: UN health agency
Violence in Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine state

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Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, speaks to the press after visiting the Bangladesh island of Bhashan Char. 25 January 2019.

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News in Brief 7 February 2019

7 February 2019

Myanmar constitutional reform ‘a positive development’
Yemen: Food available, not accessible
UN rights chief ‘concerned’ over Jehovah’s Witness sentencing

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