Bundles of Somali shilling notes are seen at a money exchanger’s stall on the streets of the capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive.

AU/UN IST/Stuart Price

News in Brief 16 June 2021

16 June 2021

Remittances key for needy families during pandemic
DR Congo leaders urged to avoid ethnic hate-speech: UN's Keita
Reversing desertification, key to well-being of millions: Guterres

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Domestic workers are fighting for recognition as workers and essential service providers.

UN Women/Joe Saad

News in Brief 15 June 2021

15 June 2021

COVID hitting domestic workers hardest: ILO
'Digital dumpsites' study highlights growing e-waste threat
UN calls for immediate access to 33,000 children in Tigray

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Tents have been provided for migrants in Beirut, Lebanon, who no longer have a place to live.

IOM/Muse Mohammed

News in Brief 14 June 2021

14 June 2021

Lebanon stretched beyond limit, top UN aid official warns
Aid agencies reach remote Sudan communities after decade wait
Switzerland in rights spotlight over prisoner: OHCHR

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A group of people on the streets of Yangon show their support for Myanmar.

Unsplash/Saw Wunna

News in Brief 11 June 2021

11 June 2021

Rights chief Bachelet condemns attacks on civilians in Myanmar
Aid, health teams 'turned away' from accessing the starving in Tigray
More families flee violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

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A 7-month-old boy in western Tigray eats a high energy biscuit to boost his nutrition levels.

© UNICEF/Esiey Leul Kinfu

News in Brief 10 June 2021

10 June 2021

Tigray alert, with 350,000 at risk of famine
Nine in 10 African nations to miss COVID-19 vaccine targets
Europe COVID deaths continue downward trajectory

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Protestors calling for democracy in Myanmar.

Unsplash/Gayatri Malhotra

News in Brief 9 June 2021

9 June 2021

'Mass deaths' alert across Myanmar: UN rights expert
'Alarming' rise in antibiotic-resistant pathogens: WHO
G7 nations must promote more equitable COVID vaccine access

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Late September sunrise as seen from Paalijärvi observation tower in Alajärvi, Finland. May 2020, was the warmest on record, UN weather agency WMO has confirmed.

WMO/Tapio Niemi

News in Brief 8 June 2021

8 June 2021

Chilly Spring, cold comfort for planet as emissions rise again
Ocean blues, as CO2 spike threatens marine life, jobs
Rescued Rohingya given food, water in Indonesia

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3'4"

World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution in Kaya, Burkina Faso.

WFP/Mahamady Ouedraogo

News in Brief 7 June 2021

7 June 2021

Condemnation for brutal Burkina Faso attack
Belarus a 'black hole' for media freedoms
Haiti: aid access call amid rise in gang violence

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The roll-out has begun of vaccinations to prevent the COVID-19 infection in the Maldives.

Maldivian Red Crescent

News in Brief 4 June 2021

4 June 2021

WHO appeal for 250 million COVID shots
Dozens killed in brutal DRC attacks on displaced people
Arrests of LGBTI rights defenders in Ghana, condemned by UN experts

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COVID-19 vaccines are delivered by boat to Bwama Island, a hard to reach area in Kabale District western Uganda.

© UNICEF/Catherine Ntabadde

News in Brief 3 June 2021

3 June 2021

COVID surge risk in Africa, warns WHO
China-sized restoration call from UNEP, FAO
Food price inflation fastest since 2011

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