BSWM-UNDP Philippines-GEF5 SLM Project

News in Brief 4 June 2020

4 June 2020

Philippines drug campaign directive seen as ‘permission to kill’: UN rights office
Transformative actions urgently required to protect environment and human rights
FAO Food Price Index falls to 17-month low

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IOM/O. Headon

News in Brief 3 June 2020

3 June 2020

People on the move need protection during pandemic: Guterres
Khartoum massacre victims, await justice in Sudan
Bachelet alarmed by free speech clampdown in Asia

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4'2"

© UNICEF/Juan Haro

News in Brief 2 June 2020

2 June 2020

Western Niger attack forces 1,100 people to flee, warns refugee agency
Western European COVID infections see steady decline: WHO
Address ‘appalling impact’ of COVID-19 on minorities, UN rights chief urges

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3'45"

PAHO/WHO

News in Brief 1 June 2020

1 June 2020

Prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases ‘severely disrupted’
UN Women launches ‘shadow pandemic’ public awareness campaign
New Bangladeshi Goodwill Ambassador for World Food Programme

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2'25"

Unsplash/Fotografierende

News in Brief 29 May 2020

29 May 2020

UN’s rights chief condemns ‘caste’ killing in Nepal
UN human rights office welcomes online action to remove misinformation
Nine in 10 smokers start before they are 18 years old, warns WHO

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3'12"

MINUSCA/Indonesia FPU

News in Brief 28 May 2020

28 May 2020

COVID-19: African nations urged to remain vigilant as lockdown easing begins
UN migration agency IOM lauches $206 million Syria appeal
Rohingya refugees ‘stranded at sea’, warns IOM

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4'1"

ILO

News in Brief 27 May 2020

27 May 2020

‘Lockdown generation’ of young workers will need extra help after COVID-19, urges UN labour chief
COVID-19: temporary halt announced on use of key anti-viral hydroxychloroquine
Rights experts appeal over abortion obstacles linked to COVID measures in US states

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3'32"

OCHA/Charlotte Cans

News in Brief 26 May 2020

26 May 2020

Yemen aid lifeline nears breaking point as UN food agency appeals for $870 million
Governments must boost COVID-19 aid to vulnerable urban populations – UNHCR
Indian heatwave highlights coronavirus risks to national health systems: WMO

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4'19"

©UNICEF

News in Brief 22 May 2020

22 May 2020

COVID-19 transmission ‘already happening widely in Yemen’
Bangladesh storm Amphan affects 10 million people, spares refugee ‘megacamp’
As world’s forests continue to shrink, UN echoes call for sustainable conservation

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News in Brief 21 May 2020

21 May 2020

UN launches new campaign to counter ‘lies, fear and hate’
UN calls on European States to rescue stranded refugees, migrants
Malaysia urged to ‘stop crackdown on migrants, journalists and civil society’

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