News in Brief

WFP/Marwa Awad

News in Brief 19 November 2019

19 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Almost daily attacks plunge Sahel into ‘three-country crisis’: WFP
  • Live ammunition reportedly used against protesters in Iran
  • US declaration on Israeli settlements does not alter international law: OHCHR
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4'24"
UN Photo/Milton Grant

News in Brief 18 November 2019

18 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Negotiating a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East
  • Aid-dependent countries must direct national development priorities
  • UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
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3'12"
OCHA/Gemma Cortes

News in Brief 15 November 2019

15 November 2019
News in Brief
  • ‘Deadliest year yet’: UN warns over migration deaths in Americas
  • DRC Ebola infection rate drop is ‘encouraging’ news: WHO
  • Central African Republic: 20,500 displaced by unseasonal, heavy rains in Bangui
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2'56"
WaterAid/CS Sharada Prasad

News in Brief 14 November 2019

14 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Sanitation workers shunned, wellbeing threatened, says UN health agency
  • Mosquito sterilization to stem diseases
  • UN’s highest court set to hear genocide case against Myanmar
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2'32"
OCHA/Muthana El Najjar

News in Brief 13 November 2019

13 November 2019
News in Brief
  • 'Indiscriminate’ rocket fire in Israel-Gaza ‘must stop immediately’
  • $1.35 billion humanitarian gap for fleeing Venezuelans
  • Diabetes cases nearly doubling, UN chief urges more action ahead of World Day
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3'24"
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

News in Brief 12 November 2019

12 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Australia wildfires: ‘Get out’ if you can, warn UN weather experts  
  • UN health agency welcomes Ebola vaccine approval  
  • Economies must remain open, to succeed: IP chief 
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3'59"
UN Bolivia/Patricia Cusicanqui

News in Brief 11 November 2019

11 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UN chief appeals for respect for diplomatic missions in Bolivia
  • Experts concerned about women and children in camps in Syria and Iraq 
  • New FAO forest project to tackle climate change 
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3'30"
© UNICEF/Omar Haj Kadour

News in Brief 8 November 2019

8 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk in Syria amid ongoing violence 
  • Egypt: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted Morsi’s death, thousands more at risk 
  • 60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone lack support   
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4'30"
ICC

News in Brief 7 November 2019

7 November 2019
News in Brief
  • ICC sentences DR Congo warlord to 30 years
  • UN chief calls for ‘meaningful dialogue’ in Iraq to end wave of protests
  • Montreal Protocol in the food chain
Audio -
3'15"
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News in Brief 6 November 2019

6 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Palestine refugee agency chief steps down amidst mismanagement probe  
  • Sudan cholera campaign moves to protect Khartoum state 
  • Pakistani actress Mahira Khan named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador 
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3'38"