News in Brief

News in Brief 16 April 2020

  • UN chief expresses solidarity for Africa as continent ‘braces’ for pandemic
  • Europeans remain in midst of storm, warns region’s UN health chief
  • ‘No evidence’ polio vaccine prevents COVID-19
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News in Brief 15 April 2020

  • Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO
  • New coronavirus infections have yet to peak
  • Protection appeal for children facing online threats during stay-at-home confinement
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News in Brief 14 April 2020

  • COVID-19: major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations
  • New Ebola virus infections dash hopes of an end to DR Congo epidemic
  • Lifesaving aid funding released to help cyclone survivors in Vanuatu
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News in Brief 13 April 2020

  • Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting coronavirusUNICEF chief
  • Middle East envoy warns COVID-19 could jeopardize Palestinian Authority
  • UN offers support to Pacific island nations hit by Tropical Cyclone Harold
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News in Brief 9 April 2020

  • COVID-19: Yemen ceasefire announced in bid to contain coronavirus
  • UN Deputy chief launches blueprint to protect poorer countries from coronavirus
  • The fight against desert locust swarms goes on in East Africa despite COVID-19 measures
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News in Brief 8 April 2020

  • COVID-19: impact could see 195 million job losses, warns UN labour agency chief
  • More than 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa
  • Rights experts warn over South Sudan COVID-19 spread
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News in Brief 7 April 2020

  • Personal message from UN chief applauds health professionals putting lives on line
  • Nurses’ vulnerabilities made worse in fight against COVID-19
  • ‘Say no to hate speech and xenophobia’, urges UN chief marking 26 years since genocide in Rwanda
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News in Brief 6 April 2020

  • ‘Horrifying’ surge in domestic violence must be addressed – UN chief
  • Arab region’s women and girls need protection too, say UN economic, social experts
  • COVID-19 risks are greater for people of African descent – rights experts
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3'20"

News in Brief 3 April 2020

  • Political prisoners should be among first released, says UN rights chief
  • Relief supplies boost for Sudan, to COVID-proof vulnerable populations
  • UN General Assembly adopts first resolution since COVID-19 emerged
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News in Brief 2 April 2020

  • Key COP26 climate summit postponed to ‘safeguard lives'
  • Spike in hunger across Africa’s central Sahel as COVID-19 looms
  • Address challenges facing migrant workers in India: UN rights chief
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