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In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, an isolation centre has been built to provide health care to Rohingya refugees, in the event of a major outbreak of COVID-19.
IOM

UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections

8 May 2020
Health

The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in humans is ongoing and must be carried out to prevent future health emergencies, a top UN health agency scientist said on Friday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed more than 3.5 million cases of infection and 250,000 deaths globally.

El-Miskin Camp in in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State is home to around 5000 IDPs.
IOM/Jorge Galindo

Monday’s Daily Brief: Nigeria massacre, Libya shelling condemned; recycled plastic used to build classrooms in Côte d’Ivoire

29 July 2019
Peace and Security

Our main stories today: UN chief and senior UN official condemn the ‘terrible massacre’ in Nigeria that left some 65 dead, and the shelling of a hospital in Libya that killed medical workers; UN Secretary-General António Guterres reacts to a deadly landslide in China; recycled plastic waste is used to build classrooms in Côte d’Ivoire; and scouts are urged to become human rights defenders.

Children at a UNICEF supported school near Dondo, Mozambique where at least 1.6 million children need urgent assistance one month after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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Wednesday’s Daily Brief: #NoTobacco Day, China’s economy, family farming, #ClimateAction

29 May 2019
Climate and Environment

This Wednesday, we cover: the dangers of smoking for World No Tobacco Day; China’s creative economy; sustainability through family farming, floating cities and #ClimateAction.

Some of the destruction left behind in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth which struck Mozambique on 25 April 2019.
WFP

Friday’s Daily Brief: UN chief in China, counter-terrorism, updates from Bangladesh, Mali and Mozambique

26 April 2019
Economic Development

This Friday, we cover: the UN Secretary-General's message in China for sustainable development; the toll of a second cyclone in Mozambique; what UN officials saw first-hand in the Rohingya refugee camp of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh; the impact of insecurity on education in Mali; and the importance of information-sharing in the fight against terrorism. 

UN Secretary General António Guterres delivered remarks at the opening of Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing China
UN China/Zhao Yun

At China’s Belt and Road Forum, Guterres calls for 'inclusive, sustainable and durable' development

26 April 2019
SDGs

China’s international trade and economic development plan – known as the Belt and Road Initiative – could contribute to a more equitable, prosperous world, and to reversing the negative impact of climate change, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, speaking in Beijing, China.