UNICEF/Madjiangar

News in Brief 2 July 2019

2 July 2019

DRC: UN food agency triples aid in strife-hit Ituri province
Zika transmission low, but travellers should be vigilant, says WHO
Eritrea rights violations persist, Human Rights Council hears

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© UNHCR/José Ventura

News in Brief 1 July 2019

1 July 2019

Heat stress spike predicted to cost global economy $2,400 billion a year
1.4 million refugees set to need urgent resettlement in 2020: UNHCR
Belarus: UN human rights experts denounce execution

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WHO/Lindsay Mackenzie

News in Brief 28 June 2019

28 June 2019

Ebola fight ongoing amid evidence of ‘several massacres’ in DRC’s Ituri province
Earth is set to experience its five warmest years on record
One migrant child reported dead or missing every day, UN calls for more protection

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© UNICEF/Balam-ha Carrillo

News in Brief 27 June 2019

27 June 2019

After Rio Grande drownings, UNICEF chief highlights ‘dire’ detention centres on US-Mexico border
UN panel appeals to Mexico to release two men held in arbitrary detention for years
Hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk of blindness infection trachoma: WHO

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UN Photo/Mark Garten

News in Brief 26 June 2019

26 June 2019

Tragic image of drowned father and child in Rio Grande spurs migration debate
UN should lead criminal investigation into Khashoggi killing, says rights investigator
Two-thirds of global drug deaths now from opioids: UN drugs report

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UN Photo/Evan Schneider

News in Brief 25 June 2019

25 June 2019

‘Immediate’ moratorium call, on use of surveillance technology
20,000 migrants rescued in Sahara since 2016
Concern over slow decline of malnutrition in India

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UNICEF/Soulaiman (file)

News in Brief 24 June 2019

24 June 2019

ISIL families detained in ‘sub-standard conditions’, says UN rights chief
Displacement challenges ‘cannot be done alone’
New UN agriculture agency chief hails from China

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WFP/Mohammed Awadh

News in Brief 21 June 2019

21 June 2019

UN food agency begins partial pull-out of aid to opposition-held Yemen capital
Central African Republic food crisis should be wake-up call to global community
DPRK at crossroads as UN independent investigator sees no improvement in people’s rights

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Ahmed Soliman

News in Brief 20 June 2019

20 June 2019

UN health agency flags ‘critical funding gap’ for the Ebola response
Teachers ‘unprepared for traumatized migrant and refugee students’, UNESCO reports
Yoga celebrated around the world

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© UNHCR/Andrew McConnell

News in Brief 19 June 2019

19 June 2019

Saudi Arabia ‘responsible’ for Khashoggi death, Crown Prince must be investigated: Independent UN expert
Doubling of displaced people over the last 20 years, says UN refugee agency
South Korea sends food aid to North

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