News in Brief

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News in Brief 3 December 2019

3 December 2019
News in Brief
  • Eight children among dead in attack in Syria’s Aleppo province
  • Only one in five countries has strong health strategy against climate change
  • Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’
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3'23"
ifema feria de madrid

News in Brief 2 December 2019

2 December 2019
News in Brief
  • COP25: Guterres calls for ‘path of resolve, sustainable solutions’
  • $48 billion and counting, the cost of Israeli occupation for Palestinians
  • AIDS agency worker raises the bar in 24-hour record-breaking challenge
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3'50"
WFP/Deborah Nguyen

News in Brief 29 November 2019

29 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Violence in DR Congo Ebola hotspot leaves people ‘caught in crossfire’
  • Iraq: Guterres, Bachelet express concern at continued protester deaths
  • UN-appointed panel urges Colombia to do more to stop human rights defender murders
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3'56"
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News in Brief 28 November 2019

28 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert
  • UN expert on human rights in North Korea visit to Japan
  • Ebola health workers pay highest price in eastern DRC amid attacks by armed groups 
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3'28"
UNAMA/Ebrahim Papal

News in Brief 27 November 2019

27 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UN Mission in Afghanistan supports child sex abuse allegations
  • Thousands of children killed by measles in DR Congo
  • Eat the Mediterranean way: UN food agency
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2'26"
© UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucke

News in Brief 26 November 2019

26 November 2019
News in Brief
  • HIV in decline worldwide but thousands of children still being infected
  • ‘Climate procrastination’ means we now need to cut emissions by more than half, urge UN climate experts
  • Yemen’s warring parties must de-escalate, urges UN head of ceasefire mission
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3'25"
UNVMC/Laura Santamaría

News in Brief 25 November 2019

25 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UN chief praises peaceful Colombia protests, condemns violence 
  • UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan rioting
  • Mine action champion, Norway hosts anti-landmine summit 
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3'42"
© UNICEF/Martine Perret

News in Brief 22 November 2019

22 November 2019
News in Brief
  • New DRC Ebola virus transmission chain risks reversing major gains: WHO
  • Venezuela: WFP makes urgent appeal for US$196 million to help millions of refugees, migrants
  • Libya: 600 migrants discovered on at least nine boats in Mediterranean Sea
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3'35"
© UNICEF/Delil Souleiman

News in Brief 21 November 2019

21 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UNICEF spotlights degree of vulnerability for Syrian children living in conflict
  • Governments ‘failing’ to tackle business-related rights abuses
  • Stark disparity in overall prisoner health versus persons walking free, new study shows
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3'30"
UN Photo/Manuel Elias

News in Brief 20 November 2019

20 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Children are leading calls for a sustainable future: UN chief
  • Huge disconnect between global warming goals and fossil fuel production: new UN report
  • UN experts call for release of lawyer detained in ‘double jeopardy’ case
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3'11"