News in Brief

Gislaine, 18, from Kanzuli zuli village near Beni, DRC. Her brother had Ebola so she is receiving food so she will stay at home (September 2019)
WFP/Deborah Nguyen

News in Brief 29 November 2019

29 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Violence in DR Congo Ebola hotspot leaves people ‘caught in crossfire’
  • Iraq: Guterres, Bachelet express concern at continued protester deaths
  • UN-appointed panel urges Colombia to do more to stop human rights defender murders
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A child in in Matebeland South Province of Zimbabwe waits for a meal to be ready. (2016)
© UNICEF/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi

News in Brief 28 November 2019

28 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert
  • UN expert on human rights in North Korea visit to Japan
  • Ebola health workers pay highest price in eastern DRC amid attacks by armed groups 
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3'28"
Primary School in Afghanistan.(File)
UNAMA/Ebrahim Papal

News in Brief 27 November 2019

27 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UN Mission in Afghanistan supports child sex abuse allegations
  • Thousands of children killed by measles in DR Congo
  • Eat the Mediterranean way: UN food agency
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One-year-old Lighton receives her pediatric HIV medicine at the same time at home every day in Mbarara, Uganda.
© UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucke

News in Brief 26 November 2019

26 November 2019
News in Brief
  • HIV in decline worldwide but thousands of children still being infected
  • ‘Climate procrastination’ means we now need to cut emissions by more than half, urge UN climate experts
  • Yemen’s warring parties must de-escalate, urges UN head of ceasefire mission
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3'25"
Urban paint festival held in the Territorial Training and Reincorporation Space (ETCR) of Agua Bonita, in Caquetá Department, Colombia.
UNVMC/Laura Santamaría

News in Brief 25 November 2019

25 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UN chief praises peaceful Colombia protests, condemns violence 
  • UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan rioting
  • Mine action champion, Norway hosts anti-landmine summit 
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An Ebola survivor is celebrated outside the Ebola Treatment Unit in Mangina, DR Congo. (August 2019)
© UNICEF/Martine Perret

News in Brief 22 November 2019

22 November 2019
News in Brief
  • New DRC Ebola virus transmission chain risks reversing major gains: WHO
  • Venezuela: WFP makes urgent appeal for US$196 million to help millions of refugees, migrants
  • Libya: 600 migrants discovered on at least nine boats in Mediterranean Sea
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3'35"
On 11 October 2019 in the Syrian Arab Republic, a girl stares out from behind a metal grilled window where families displaced from Ras al-Ain have arrived in Tal Tamer, having fled escalating violence.
© UNICEF/Delil Souleiman

News in Brief 21 November 2019

21 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UNICEF spotlights degree of vulnerability for Syrian children living in conflict
  • Governments ‘failing’ to tackle business-related rights abuses
  • Stark disparity in overall prisoner health versus persons walking free, new study shows
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3'30"
David Beckham, Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, speaks at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

News in Brief 20 November 2019

20 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Children are leading calls for a sustainable future: UN chief
  • Huge disconnect between global warming goals and fossil fuel production: new UN report
  • UN experts call for release of lawyer detained in ‘double jeopardy’ case
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3'11"
Workers offload sacks of flour at the WFP warehouse in Kaya, Burkina Faso.
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"
Sculpture depicting St. George slaying the dragon. The dragon is created from fragments of Soviet SS-20 and United States Pershing nuclear missiles.
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"