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News in Brief 12 May 2022

  • Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets

  • UN chief adds voice to condemnation Al Jazeera journalist killing

  • UN health agency ‘committed’ to helping DPR Korea after first admitted COVID-19 outbreak

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News in Brief 10 May 2022

  • Ukraine: UN human rights office probe highlights civilians’ harrowing plight

  • Afghanistan’s hunger crisis is deepening, action is needed now, warns WFP

  • Sri Lanka: Bachelet urges restraint, dialogue as violence escalates

 

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News in Brief 9 May 2022

  • Ukraine: UN chief begins solidarity tour of Moldova to meet refugees and host families

  • Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years may derail gains in maternal and newborn health

  • Space talks get under way to manage new threats to global security

 

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News in Brief 6 May 2022

  • UNICEF highlights devastating mental health dangers for Ukraine children

  • Already reeling from COVID-19, Africa now at risk from Ukraine escalation

  • World food prices fall slightly in April after previous month’s spike

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News in Brief 5 May 2022

  • 7.7 million people displaced inside Ukraine, warns UN emergency relief chief

  • Collective bargaining in workplace is essential for global recovery: ILO

  • Cameroon women’s activist scoops award for land rights fight

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News in Brief 4 May 2022

  • Ukraine: journalists targeted and in danger, warn top rights experts

  • Soul diva Dionne Warwick joins UNHCR and TikTok, in boost for refugee solidarity

  • WHO warns of worsening obesity ‘epidemic’ in Europe

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News in Brief 3 May 2022

  • Niger needs all our help as bulwark against terrorism, urges UN's Guterres

  • Mariupol steel works convoy: UN humanitarians aid arrivals after harrowing journey

  • UN’s Bachelet hails courage of journalists on World Press Freedom Day

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News in Brief 29 April 2022

  • UN migration agency appeals for $514 million to support Ukraine response

  • Investigations continue into cause of liver failure outbreak in kids

  • Mali Press shutdowns reflect growing regional intolerance: OHCHR

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News in Brief 28 April 2022

  • UN chief in Ukraine: war is ‘evil’ and unacceptable, calls for justice

  • Lula trial in Brazil violated due process, says UN rights panel

  • Africa sees surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases

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