Returnees to Ethiopia are being placed on a 14-day quarantine at a university in Addis Ababa during the coronavirus pandemic.

© UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye

News in Brief 14 May 2020

14 May 2020

UN leads call to protect most vulnerable, from COVID mental health crisis
Presidents and Prime Ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’
Chemical industry must step up, to prevent more Bhopal-like disasters: UN expert

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The Lo Valledor main wholesale market in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic

© FAO/Max Valencia

News in Brief 13 May 2020

13 May 2020

Global trade values fell by three per cent in the first quarter of 2020
People living longer, healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens progress: WHO
Tuberculosis prevention gains must be protected against pandemic

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The World Meteorological Organization says above average temperatures are expected in many parts of the world in 2020.

WMO/Kabelo Tamocha

News in Brief 12 May 2020

12 May 2020

Tropics, northern hemisphere facing hotter temperatures
COVID-19 pushes millions more in Middle East, North Africa into food crisis
Nigeria violence forces 23,000 refugees into Niger in a month

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UN police officers patrol in the Menaka region in the north-east of Mali.

UN Photo/Harandane Dicko

News in Brief 11 May 2020

11 May 2020

Three UN peacekeepers killed in improvised explosive attack in Mali
Myanmar extends agreement with UN on access to Rohingya’s embattled home state
Gains made against desert locusts in East Africa and Yemen but food security crisis remains

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Syrian families sought safety in Afrin in January 2020, in north rural Aleppo governorate, after fleeing conflict in Idlib.

© UNICEF/Khalil Ashawi

News in Brief 8 May 2020

8 May 2020

Syria is a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored, says UN human rights chief
Conflict and floods force tens of thousands to flee in Somalia, amid COVID-19 threat
Virus hunters continue search for animal link to COVID-19 infections in people

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A worker displaced from the conflict in eastern Ukraine fixes a machine at a metal-working factory. The economic impacts of COVID-19 will affect everyone, and compound challenges already facing vulnerable populations.

UNDP/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin

News in Brief 7 May 2020

7 May 2020

Poverty likely to rise by nearly 60% for workers in informal economy
UN launches $6.7 billion humanitarian appeal to stem COVID
World tourism likely to plummet by up to 80 per cent, warns UN agency

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Eight-year-old Mahery was repeatedly abused physically by his mother in Mahajanga, Madagascar.

© UNICEF/Abela Ralaivita

News in Brief 6 May 2020

6 May 2020

Thousands stranded in Andaman Sea blocked from port, agencies warn
Coronavirus measures expose human trafficking victims to more abuse
Action needed to halt ‘drive-through’ child abuse spawned by COVID-19 restrictions

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The return home of some 136,00 Afghan people since the beginning of the year and a weakened health system is putting Afghanistan at risk of the coronavirus.

UNOCHA/Shahrokh Pazhman

News in Brief 5 May 2020

5 May 2020

Alert over rapid spread of COVID-19 in Latin American prisons: OHCHR
Eight in 10 Afghans could be infected by new coronavirus, officials warn
Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as COVID hits: WFP

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the media on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UN Photo/Mark Garten

News in Brief 4 May 2020

4 May 2020

None of us is safe until we all are, says UN chief at EU push to end COVID
Air bridge operation gets underway for ‘most fragile’ countries
Welcome for Sudan’s decision to ban female genital mutilation

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A baby is held by his father as a nurse administers his first dose of MMR vaccine from measles, mumps and rubella.

© UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov

News in Brief 1 May 2020

1 May 2020

Vaccine bottlenecks from COVID lockdown leave children’s lives at stake
Refugee agency helpline overwhelmed as COVID-19 impacts hit
IOM helps migrants caught up in truck tragedy, return home

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