A Bangladeshi garment worker is seen standing in the room she shares with other seven colleagues in a factory dormitory in Jordan.

ILO/Marcel Crozet

News in Brief 14 December 2020

14 December 2020

Discrimination among reasons why migrants earn 13 per cent less than locals: ILO
Alert for West and Central African migrant rescue as funding dries up: IOM
Glimmer of hope for recovering Mediterranean fish stocks: FAO

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An elderly woman and her six-year-old granddaughter prepare lunch at home in Yemen.

WFP/Al Bara Mansour

News in Brief 11 December 2020

11 December 2020

New Yemen food insecurity data shows ‘ticking timebomb’ of hunger
Liquid gold? Rights expert warns of speculation risks in new water futures index
Mountain folk ‘among world’s hungriest’ amid biodiversity, climate shocks

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People living along the Kenya-Uganda border are amongst the poorest in the region.

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News in Brief 10 December 2020

10 December 2020

WFP chief laments preventable tragedy of child hunger
$1.44 billion plan for Venezuela refugee and migrant aid response
Rohingya island transfer untenable, says rights expert

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The majority of refugees in Um Raquba are women and children.

© UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mout

News in Brief 9 December 2020

9 December 2020

Ethiopia’s Tigray region still at war, warns UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet
Guterres: Ending corruption vital to world’s recovery after COVID-19
Number of displaced worldwide passes 80 million: UN refugee agency

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A coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University is said to be up to 90% effective.

University of Oxford/John Cairns

News in Brief 8 December 2020

8 December 2020

Don't let your guard down during COVID vaccine drive: WHO
IOM business support helps vulnerable women and children
Release Julian Assange immediately UN rights expert urges

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A young boy in Syria gets a health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News in Brief 7 December 2020

7 December 2020

$2.5 billion appeal for 39 million children in Middle East and North Africa
Self-immolation and suicide: Afghan law ‘still fails sex crime victims’
Guterres spotlights ‘critical role’ of aviation in pandemic recovery

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Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus.

Unsplash/Andrew Keymaster

News in Brief 4 December 2020

4 December 2020

Bachelet says 'no improvement' in rights violations across Belarus
UN working at 'full speed' to provide aid to Ethiopia's Tigray
New Nigeria yellow fever outbreak causes 'many deaths'

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A nine-year-old child plays seesaw with her friends in an inclusive playground at her school in Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan.

UNICEF/Herwig

News in Brief 3 December 2020

3 December 2020

Inclusion for people with disabilities means education, health care access
Mooted Bangladesh island relocation of Rohingya refugees, must respect rights: UN
COVID crisis set to drag 32 million of world’s poorest back into extreme poverty: UNCTAD

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Tuvalu is particularly susceptible climate change.

UNDP/Joe Hitchcock

News in Brief 2 December 2020

2 December 2020

Making peace with nature must be top priority for all: UN chief
Countries urged to reduce fossil fuel production to avoid ‘catastrophic’ temperature rise
Pandemic driving down wages, with women and low-paid workers hard hit: ILO report

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17-year-old Agnidrohee Spondon, a grade 10 student, is studying at home during Bangladesh's indefinite national lockdown to suppress the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News in Brief 1 December 2020

1 December 2020

UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’
1.3 billion children have no internet access at home
UNHCR appeals to Ethiopia to let it reach hungry Eritrean refugees

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