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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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News in Brief 23 February 2022

  • Prioritize diplomacy and peace in Ukraine: UN General Assembly President
  • WHO establishes global biomanufacturing training hub in Republic of Korea
  • Baby formula marketing ‘pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ – UN report
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News in Brief 7 October 2021

  • Guterres backs UN health agency’s global COVID-19 vaccine strategy 

  • Ethiopia humanitarian aid paralysed, Guterres tells Security Council 

  • World food prices 33 per cent higher than 12 months ago 

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News in Brief 6 April 2021

  • Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports: WHO 

  • Scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ‘staggering’ 

  • Refugee agency supports health care for 120,000 refugees in Iran  

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