News in Brief

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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"
UNHCR/Andrew McConnell

News in Brief 20 May 2019

20 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Italy proposal to fine migrant rescue boats condemned by human rights experts
  • Ebola threat still ‘very high’ in DRC, warns WHO chief
  • On World Bee day, human activity blamed for falling pollinator populations
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3'51"
UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi

News in Brief 17 May 2019

17 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Condemnation as deadly Yemen airstrikes claim children’s lives in capital Sana’a
  • Justice for LGBTI people is still far from guaranteed, says UN on International day
  • UK’s forced returns policy highlighted by UN anti-torture panel
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3'28"
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

News in Brief 16 May 2019

16 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Fears over rising Ebola infections in DR Congo, lack of funding for safe burials 
  • More than 20 million babies born with a low birthweight, warns UN report 
  • Healthy diets vital for progress in Laos say UN food agencies 
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3'6"
UNOCHA/Giles Clarke

News in Brief 15 May 2019

15 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Pacific Islands have ‘moral authority’ to demand climate action: UN chief
  • WHO launches online tool to tackle ‘urgent need’ to combat threats to global health
  • Nearly a fifth of Somalis at risk from ‘disastrous’ drought
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2'30"
OCHA/Giles Clarke

News in Brief 14 May 2019

14 May 2019
News in Brief
  • Rising safety fears for civilians in Libya's capital
  • Healthier lifestyle choices can prevent dementia onset
  • Top UN human rights official calls for probe into Lebanon death
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4'8"
UN Photo/Mark Garten

News in Brief 13 May 2019

13 May 2019
News in Brief
  • New Zealand youth ‘in frontline’ of fight against climate change: UN chief
  • Climate change ‘a threat to our human rights’, says Australian minority community
  • Condemnation for deadly attack on church in Burkina Faso
  • Conflict escalation in Gaza possible ‘at any time’ amid growing despair and depression: UNRWA
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4'12"