News in Brief

Protestors calling for democracy in Myanmar.
Unsplash/Gayatri Malhotra

News in Brief 9 June 2021

9 June 2021
News in Brief
  • '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
News in Brief
  • 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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World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution in Kaya, Burkina Faso.
WFP/Mahamady Ouedraogo

News in Brief 7 June 2021

7 June 2021
News in Brief
  • 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
News in Brief
  • 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
News in Brief
  • COVID surge risk in Africa, warns WHO
  • China-sized restoration call from UNEP, FAO
  • Food price inflation fastest since 2011
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Young employees at a tech company in Ankara, Turkey, focus on digital marketing and computer services.
© ILO Photo/Kivanc Ozvardar

News in Brief 2 June 2021

2 June 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID crisis pushing unemployment past 200 million: ILO
  • Staggering health needs emerge in Occupied Palestinian Territory
  • Mali coup leaders urged to release president, prime minister
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A girl stands outside her home in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia
© UNICEF/Tanya Bindra

News in Brief 1 June 2021

1 June 2021
News in Brief
  • 90% are going hungry in Tigray, warns WFP
  • UNHCR urges great support for equitable COVID vaccines
  • Warmer temperatures soon as La Niña ends: WMO
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A young boy wears a face mask as he walks through Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
© UNICEF/Alissa Everett

News in Brief 31 May 2021

31 May 2021
News in Brief
  • WHO chief calls for a global pandemic treaty
  • Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children
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Destroyed schools in the villages of Buhene et Mujoga, around 7km that were affected by the Nyiragongo volcano eruption on 22 May 2021
© UNICEF/Jospin Benekire

News in Brief 28 May 2021

28 May 2021
News in Brief

– Cholera concerns for 280,000 children fleeing DR Congo volcano

– Grave concerns over deteriorating situation in war-torn Tigray region 

– Nicaragua free elections under threat, warns UN rights office 

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Refugees in Minawao, in northeastern Cameroon, plant trees in a region which has been deforested due to climate change and human activity.
© UNHCR/Xavier Bourgois

News in Brief 27 May 2021

27 May 2021
News in Brief
  • World likely to hit watershed 1.5C rise in next five years: WMO
  • Israel-Palestine in spotlight at Human Rights Council
  • Kenya peacekeeper hailed a gender champion
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