UNHCR/Vincent Tremeau

News in Brief 10 April 2019

10 April 2019

News in Brief

Venezuela, a ‘very real humanitarian problem’: UN humanitarian chief warns Security Council
More than four in 10 women live in fear of refusing partner’s sexual demands, UN study finds
UN ‘efforts to de-escalate the situation in Libya’ continue

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UN Geneva/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 9 April 2019

9 April 2019

News in Brief

UN rights chief appeals for dialogue in Sudan amid reports ‘70 killed’ in demonstrations
Libyan national conference postponed amid violent escalation
Blast kills 14 children, leaves others fighting for lives in Yemen capital Sana’a

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Mohamed Alalem

News in Brief 8 April 2019

8 April 2019

News in Brief

UN chief following escalation in Libya violence ‘with grave concern’
‘Exercise utmost restraint’ urges Guterres as thousands continue demonstrations in Sudanese capital
‘Empowered, included and equal’ – UN Youth Forum kicks off in New York

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UN Photo/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 5 April 2019

5 April 2019

News in Brief

Myanmar alarm as UN human rights reports deadly helicopter attack on civilians
OCHA alert on spike in civilian killings and displacement in Niger
Increase in Ebola virus in DRC highlights daily challenges for response teams

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UNICEF/UN0281069/Vishwanathan

News in Brief 4 April 2019

4 April 2019

News in Brief

Women outliving men ‘everywhere’, new UN health agency statistics report shows
Removing deadly mines means ‘new horizons and hope’, clears a path to SDGs, says UN chief
UN agencies urge Brunei to ‘suspend or repeal’ strict new penal code

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UNICEF/Vishwanathan

News in Brief 3 April 2019

3 April 2019

News in Brief

Millions of lives at risk from lack of basic water facilities
UN chief pays tribute to Egypt’s role in avoiding escalation of violence in Gaza
Haiti ‘at the crossroads between peacekeeping and development’

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UNICEF/DE WET

News in Brief 2 April 2019

2 April 2019

News in Brief

Massive cholera vaccine campaign set to begin in cyclone-hit Mozambique
Acute hunger affects over 100 million people worldwide: UN report
Millions still need help in north-east Nigeria, warn aid teams

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UN Photo/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 01 April 2019

1 April 2019

News in Brief

Brunei's new legal code would enshrine "cruel and inhuman punishments": Bachelet
UN highlights importance of population trends as key factor for reaching 2030 SDGs
Deadly intercommunal violence continues in Mali

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