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A man walks in front of a crater left by an explosion during escalating conflict in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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News in Brief 16 September 2022

16 September 2022

Ukraine: Rights office set to probe reports of 'mass graves'
UN humanitarians decry 'largest funding gap ever'
States still selling arms to Myanmar junta, warns UN report

Gassing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: the latest edition of Global Economic Prospects (GEP) says lower oil price is expected to persist through 2015 lowering inflation worldwide.

World Bank/Nafise Motlaq

News in Brief 15 September 2022

15 September 2022

Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development, Human Rights Council hears
Climate change ‘recovery’ fund call
Sri Lanka’s health care system close to collapse, warns UN Population Fund

Many displaced families live without access to potable water in Al-Nour camp, Syria.

OCHA/Abdul Aziz Qitaz

News in Brief 14 September 2022

14 September 2022

Palestinian opportunities dwindle, while Israeli settlements grow: UNCTAD
Syria: Return to larger-scale fighting may beckon, warn rights experts
Ukraine’s people need continuing international solidarity: IOM chief

Somalia is facing the risk of an unprecedented famine

UN Photo / Fardosa Hussein

News in Brief 13 September 2022

13 September 2022

Climate impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief
Somalia: Famine expected 'within weeks' unless world acts
Rights crisis in Nicaragua is worsening, Human Rights Council hears

Hundreds of people receive food items from WFP, OCHA and local partners in Dnipro, Ukraine.

© WFP/Viktor Pesenti

News in Brief 12 September 2022

12 September 2022

Ukraine’s suffering continues – acting UN rights chief
50 million people live in modern slavery
6.3 million people in Sri Lanka face food insecurity

WFP is on the ground in Sanghar, Sindh, registering those affected by the severe floods for food distribution.

WFP/Kapil Dev

News in Brief 9 September 2022

9 September 2022

UN chief appeals for "massive" help for flooded Pakistan
WFP in Pakistan scales up response for flood-hit communities
Europe records its hottest summer in history, says WMO

Lake Bam, in the Centre-Nord region of Burkina Faso, a hundred kilometers from Ouagadougou, is undergoing enormous environmental challenges.

CIFOR/Ollivier Girard

News in Brief 8 September 2022

8 September 2022

UNDP: ‘Back-to-back’ crises halt human development progress
IOM: Migration trend in Africa
WHO: Meningitis in Africa

Survivors are empowered to share their stories and exit the cycle of violence with the Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) and UN Women through the HAYA Joint Programme.

©HAYA Joint Programme/PWWSD

News in Brief 7 September 2022

7 September 2022

‘Cascading global crises’ threaten gender equality
Pollution and climate change upsurge the risk of ‘climate penalty’
Grave human rights violations in China

A view of the IDP camp in Horseed camp - one of the places the drought has hit hardest in Somalia.

WFP/Geneva Costopulos

News in Brief 6 September 2022

6 September 2022

“Unprecedented numbers” of children face the threat of famine in Somalia, warns UNICEF
UNHCR rushes aid by air and road following Pakistan floods
Air pollution knows no borders, so nations must work together: UN Secretary-General

A young boy collects what little water he can from a dried up river due to severe drought in Dollow, Somalia.

© UNICEF/Sebastian Rich

News in Brief 1 September 2022

1 September 2022

Relief chief Martin Griffiths heads to Somalia as famine looms
Emergency level alert for Afghans in all 34 provinces: IOM
Yemen: Taiz attacks threatens new suffering, warns UN envoy

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