Permanent headquarters of the International Criminal Court at The Hague. (file)

UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

News in Brief 23 January 2019

23 January 2019

CAR militia leader transferred to International Criminal Court
UNICEF urges Sudan to protect children from violence
UN Chief calls on “bold, innovative ideas” from global digital tech leaders

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After 36 years of waiting, in August 2018, relatives of victims of armed conflict in the Guatemalan village of Ixtupil, were finally able to receive the remains of their loved ones and conduct a dignified burial.

PNUD Guatemala/ Fernanda Zelada Rosal

News in Brief 22 January 2019

22 January 2019

Repeal of Guatemala ‘reconciliation law’ would lead to amnesty for rights violators: Bachelet
Mediterranean migrant drownings should spur European States’ solidarity, urge UN agencies
Human rights must be bedrock of “Globalization 4.0”, UN experts tell Davos leaders

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Freight ship off the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

UNCTAD/Jan Hoffmann

News in Brief 21 January 2019

21 January 2019

UN official says trade report shows eradication of poverty “unlikely”
Urgent need for disarmament in current climate
UN agency dispels refugees disease-spreading myth

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Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) briefs the press at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. 7 September 2018.

UN Photo/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 18 January 2019

18 January 2019

Call for probe into deadly violence against Zimbabwe protests
Deadly attack on Nigerian town leaves tens of thousands of people without aid
DRC Ebola outbreak can be handled effectively, despite challenges: WHO

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Mr Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Charles Blé Goudé in Courtroom I at the seat of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands on 15 January 2019 ©ICC-CPI

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News in Brief 17 January 2019

17 January 2019

Former Côte d'Ivoire president remains behind bars, despite acquittal
‘Deplorable conditions’ in Syria’s Rukban settlement
UN rallies communities to counter extremists with national unity

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Informal Briefing by the Secretary-General António Guterres (center) on his Priorities for 2019. .

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

News in Brief 16 January 2019

16 January 2019

UN chief calls for deeper efforts to stop widening inequality
Countries failing to protect the interests of all their people: UN Human Rights chief
890 people killed western DRC violence: UN Human Rights chief calls for justice

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Initial appearance of former Ivorian President Laurent Koudou Gbagbo before the ICC on 5 December 2011.

UN Photo/ICC/AP/Peter Dejong

News in Brief 15 January 2019

15 January 2019

International Criminal Court acquits Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d’Ivoire allegations
Aid reaches war-hit Hudaydah communities for first time in months – WFP
‘Life and death’ conditions in Syria’s desert camp, warns WFP

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Jospin (centre), an intenally displaced child, sits in a class at the MINUSCA site in Central African Republic. As of October 2017, violent clashes and inter-communal tensions fuelled by armed groups have continuously increased in the Central African Republic (CAR). (file)

© UNICEF/UN0149422/Sokhin

News in Brief 14 January 2019

14 January 2019

Challenges still abound, 30th years on from landmark child rights treaty
The disaster that rocked Haiti nine years ago
UN experts plead for life of mentally-ill former police officer

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UNHCR relief aid and winter assistance are ready for distribution to the newly arrivals in Al Hol camp in northern Hassakeh, Syria.

UNHCR/Hisham Arafat

News in Brief 11 January 2019

11 January 2019

Suffering of North Korea’s citizens is unchanged, warns UN rights expert
Thousands risk lives to flee fighting in last Syria’s last ISIL enclave
Cautious welcome for DRC Ebola decline in cases in epicentre

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Voters casting votes during Presidential and Legislative elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (30 December 2018).

MONUSCO/John Bopengo

News in Brief 10 January 2019

10 January 2019

UN Chief calls for calm following disputed Congo election result
Regional Somalia elections praised by UN
Conflict in North-East Nigeria ‘has created a humanitarian tragedy’

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