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Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, was devastated by the category 5 Hurricane Dorian in September.
UN Photo/OCHA/Mark Garten

News in Brief 12 October 2020

12 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Staggering rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, disaster research shows 
  • Food summit will address hunger and climate emergency 
  • Despair widespread among refugees because of COVID pandemic: UNHCR 
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3'31"
A 33-year-old man from Afghanistan, pictured with his family on the Greek island of Lesvos, is hoping to be relocated to Germany.
© UNICEF/Canaj Magnum Photos

News in Brief 5 October 2020

5 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Put peace in Libya first, UN chief urges summit on war-shattered nation
  • Save lives, protect refugees  
  • Yemen: Aid chiefs welcome agreement for outside medical care  
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2'50"
Smoke from wildfires in California hangs heavy in the atmosphere.
San Francisco Fire Department

News in Brief 15 September 2020

15 September 2020
News in Brief
  • Record northern heat, fuels concerns over US wildfire destruction 
  • Concerns for Rohingya sea rescue survivors as three die after seven-month ordeal at sea 
  • Action needed now to protect world’s biodiversity - UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook report  
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3'43"
Demonstrators unfurl a flag in support of democracy in Belarus.
Kseniya Halubovich

News in Brief 14 September 2020

14 September 2020
News in Brief
  • Belarus concerns lead opening session of Human Rights Council
  • Global surge in attacks against journalists covering protests, says UNESCO
  • Support arrives for hundreds made homeless by Greek island refuge fires
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3'25"
Women and children stand outside temporary tents at a refugee camp near the Kenya-Somalia border. (file photo)
© UNICEF/Kate Holt

Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief hit in Eastern Africa

26 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance for refugees in Eastern Africa by up to 30 per cent, the agency has said, voicing fears that the reductions could worsen in the coming months unless urgent additional funding is received in time. 

A boy walks through a migrant camp in Calais, northern France. According to estimates, about 900 migrants and asylum seekers are sheltering in the area, many without toilets or washing facilities.
UNICEF/Geai

Interception no solution to address migrants crossing English Channel

14 August 2020
Migrants and Refugees

Intercepting boats full of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel, is not the solution to deter them from attempting to reach the United Kingdom, UN agencies have stressed, warning that deployment of large naval vessels to block small, flimsy dinghies could lead to fatal incidents.

Severe damage all over Beirut due to the blast on August 4th 2020.
Houssam Yaacoub

Refugees also affected by Beirut blast as UN relief efforts continue

11 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

Dozens of refugees were among the victims of the deadly explosions at Beirut’s port a week ago that destroyed large areas of the Lebanese capital, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Tuesday.

Sudanese refugees flee across the border to escape Darfur violence. Twenty-three-year-old Sudanese refugee fled with her children to Kartafa in Chad in July 2020.
© UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune

Violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad: UN refugee agency

11 August 2020
Migrants and Refugees

Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border into neighbouring Chad, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reported.

Sunset at Lake Elton Biosphere Reserve in the Russian Federation.
© UNESCO/A. Popov/Lake Elton Biosphere Reserve - Russian Federation

News in Brief 9 July 2020

9 July 2020
News in Brief
  • Climate pledges ‘in jeopardy’ amid global temperature rise forecasts
  • Refugees in Africa ‘more vulnerable than ever’ amid COVID supply chain and funding disruption
  • Drone strikes ‘in self-defence’ risk destabilising world security: UN expert
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4'10"
Senegalese artists have painted murals in the capital, Dakar, to raise awareness about COVID-19.
Delphine Buysse

FROM THE FIELD: Painting the post-pandemic world in Senegal

22 June 2020
Migrants and Refugees

A group of mural artists in Senegal is painting its vision of how the world may look after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, whilst providing important information about how, in the meantime, to stay safe from the deadly virus.