News in Brief

Smoke from an airstrike rises over the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip (file photo).
UNICEF/Eyad El Baba

News in Brief 17 May 2021

17 May 2021
News in Brief
  • UN chief urges end to 'senseless' violence in Palestine, Israel
  • Gaza humanitarian relief stepped up by UN agencies
  • Countries urged to 'keep doors open' to LGBTIQ+ 
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A young Rohingya girl holds her brother outside a youth club in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
© UNHCR/Vincent Tremeau

News in Brief 14 May 2021

14 May 2021
News in Brief
  • Rohingya refugees must not become ‘a forgotten crisis’ 
  • Preventing future animal-to-human pandemics 
  • Colombia: UN experts condemn peaceful protestor crackdown, urge impartial investigation  
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A sign at a school in South Sudan that reads “No water, No life.”
UNICEF/Helene Sandbu Ryeng

News in Brief 13 May 2021

13 May 2021
News in Brief
  • South Sudan: UN humanitarian offical condemns killing of aid worker
  • UN labour agency ILO and partners tackle child labour in Iraq
  • Expert meeting to examine science and technology for COVID-19 response
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A vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is launched in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the vaccines received through the COVAX initiative.
© UNICEF/Ariette Bashizi

News in Brief 12 May 2021

12 May 2021
News in Brief
  • Independent COVID probe urges overhaul of pandemic prevention
  • UN call for Middle East calm to avoid 'full scale war'
  • Businesses should stand up against Myanmar junta, experts urge
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A demonstration against Myanmar's military coup takes place outside the White House in Washington, DC, USA.
Unsplash/Gayatri Malhotra

News in Brief 11 May 2021

11 May 2021
News in Brief
  • 100 days into Myanmar coup, 'brutal' repression tactics continue
  • Killing of Yazidis was genocide says UN investigation team head
  • OHCHR call for new peace efforts in occupied Palestinian territory, Israel
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The Dome of the Rock Mosque, East Jerusalem, one day after confrontations took place between Israeli police and Palestinians on Friday 7 May 2021.
Yahya Arouri

News in Brief 10 May 2021

10 May 2021
News in Brief
  • 'Maximum restraint' needed over East Jerusalem violence: UN chief
  • Condemnation for Kabul school attack atrocity
  • Spotlight on lack of investment in farming across Sahel region: FAO
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COVID-19 patients receive oxygen at a place of worship in Ghaziabad, India.
© UNICEF/Amarjeet Singh

News in Brief 7 May 2021

7 May 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 spreading like 'wildfire' in India: UNICEF
  • Probe into Rio favella police operation that left 25 dead
  • Attacks force thousands to flee in Burkina Faso
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Mali rolls out its vaccination programme against COVID-19 in Bamako with 396,000 doses of vaccines provided under the COVAX Facility.
© UNICEF/Seyba Keïta

News in Brief 6 May 2021

6 May 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver in US, hailed by UN chief
  • Maximize vaccines to avoid deadly 3rd wave in Africa - WHO
  • Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
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Conflict in the Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique has led to a humanitarian crisis.
© WFP/Shelley Thakral

News in Brief 5 May 2021

5 May 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 pandemic preparedness hub to open in Berlin to promote transparency, early warning capability
  • 155 million faced acute food insecurity last year, with conflict the main driver
  • South Asia at breaking point as COVID infections spike: UNICEF
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Over 16,500 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in the first four months of 2021.
SOS Méditerranée/Anthony Jean

News in Brief 4 May 2021

4 May 2021
News in Brief
  • El Salvador top court dismissals: human rights chief
  • UNHCR urges Europeans to show more solidarity with Mediterranean migrants
  • ‘Joy’ in South Sudan as schools reopen across country after 14 months - UNICEF
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