News in Brief

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News in Brief 3 June 2019

3 June 2019
News in Brief
  • Catastrophic’ healthcare costs that put mothers and newborns at risk
  • UNESCO chief condemns journalist killing in Chad
  • Canada exhibition set on awakening need for sustainability
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3'17"
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre

News in Brief 31 May 2019

31 May 2019
News in Brief
  • States accused of 'ganging up' on Wikileaks' Assange
  • Asia-Pacific resolutions, solid foundation for SDGs
  • Somali refugees continue to flee Yemen: UNHCR
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2'51"
UNFCCC/James Dowson

News in Brief 30 May 2019

30 May 2019
News in Brief
  • A ‘strong and united Europe’ never more needed, declares UN chief Guterres
  • UN’s women’s health agency ‘strongly’ condemns gang rape of child in Somalia
  • A major win for transgender rights
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3'19"
UN Photo/John Isaac

News in Brief 29 May 2019

29 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Tobacco still killing eight million every year - UN health agency
  • China’s ‘remarkable’ creative economy marches ahead
  • Family farms are ‘drivers of sustainable development’
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3'23"
© UNHCR/Hélène Caux

News in Brief 28 May 2019

28 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Thousands flee into Niger, following violent attacks in Nigeria
  • North Korea traps people in deprivation, corruption, repression and bribery – OHCHR
  • Anti-Semitism spread is not isolated, warns UN human rights office
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3'58"
UNHCR/Mohammed Hamoud

News in Brief 27 May 2019

27 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Yemen war update as 27 children are killed in just over 10 days
  • UN Mission in Libya, alarmed over attacks, kidnapping
  • Major new UN Habitat Assembly gets underway in Nairobi
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3'35"
© UNICEF/UN0212108/Mohammadi

News in Brief 24 May 2019

24 May 2019
News in Brief
  • $7 million funding appeal to help most vulnerable children in Afghanistan
  • UN health agency applauds Brazilian compensation bid from tobacco giants
  • Myanmar refugees face even greater water shortages in Bangladesh camps
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3'16"
UN Photo/Laura Jarriel

News in Brief 23 May 2019

23 May 2019
News in Brief
  • DR Congo: ‘No time to lose’ says newly appointed Ebola response coordinator 
  • Draft El Salvador bill could give amnesty to serious human rights violators, Bachelet warns
  • First ever UN conference on ending sexual and gender-based violence underway  
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3'7"
UNODC

News in Brief 22 May 2019

22 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Fighting hate crimes in the courts: UN justice experts meet at Vienna conference
  • UK Government austerity measures have led to ‘record levels of hunger and homelessness’ : independent UN expert
  • Algeria and Argentina officially recognized as malaria-free
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3'19"
UNICEF/Arcos

News in Brief 21 May 2019

21 May 2019
News in Brief
  • UN food agency still seeking agreement with Yemen’s Houthis to stop aid diversion
  • ISIL children held in ‘secret detention facilities’, UN human rights office warns
  • Venezuela’s masses need international protection, urges UNHCR
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3'57"