News in Brief

Jeniffer Moreno – Verification official & photographer, UNVMC, Colombia
UNVMC

News in Brief 30 October 2020

30 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Women the ‘driving force’ for peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN chief 
  • Israel: Accountability call as illegal settlement approvals reach highest rate 
  • Kenya relief bid begins to avert hunger crisis among poor workers hit by COVID 
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3'34"
A man rides past a house destroyed by typhoons in Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province, central Viet Nam
UNICEF/Pham/AFP-Services

News in Brief 29 October 2020

29 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Tax unsustainable activities to reduce pandemic risks, experts urge 
  • Typhoon strikes central Viet Nam, aid agencies rush in emergency relief 
  • After nearly a decade away, La Niña weather system is back 
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4'3"
Seoul, South Korea
Unsplash/ Thomas Roger Lux

News in Brief 28 October 2020

28 October 2020
News in Brief
  • UN chief hails Republic of Korea’s vow to achieve carbon neutrality 
  • Rights experts decry Poland’s anti-abortion reform 
  • UN builds momentum for restoring forests in key decade for ecosystems 
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A family sits in the tent they live in at the Al Dhale'e Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Yemen.
YPN for UNOCHA

News in Brief 27 October 2020

27 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Yemen’s children in desperate need: new food security assessment  
  • Health centres hit amid ongoing fighting in southern Afghanistan 
  • Open science up for all, urge UN agency chiefs, in call for common good 
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Fourth Round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission.Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Williams signs an Agreement for a Complete and Permanent Ceasefire in Libya at the fourth round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission, Palais des Nations. 23 October 2020. UN Photo by Violaine Martin
UN Photo/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 26 October 2020

26 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Climate action: UN chief encouraged by Japan’s 2050 net zero pledge 
  • Libya: inclusive political forum relaunches, amid growing ‘sense of hope’ 
  • UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon 
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Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Williams signs an Agreement for a Complete and Permanent Ceasefire in Libya at the fourth round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission, in Geneva.
UN Photo/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 23 October 2020

23 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Historic Libya ceasefire agreement
  • UN Day highlights need for COVID-19 ceasefire
  • Secretary-General condemns election-related violence in Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire
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3'10"
Mauritanian students return to school after several months of school closures due to COVID-19.
© UNICEF/Raphael Pouget

News in Brief 22 October 2020

22 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Pandemic highlights education as ‘public good and essential public service’ 
  • UN experts urge Thai government to allow peaceful protests 
  • WHO and Wikimedia Foundation expand access to trusted COVID information 
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2'35"
Street scene, Papa Ajao, Lagos, Nigeria.
Unsplash/Gideon Oladimeji

News in Brief 21 October 2020

21 October 2020
News in Brief
  • UN chief calls for end to reported police brutality in Nigeria 
  • UN urges people to #PledgetoPause before sharing online 
  • Mediterranean facing irreversible damage, unless urgent action is taken 
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2'19"
Photo of New Delhi, India.
UN India

News in Brief 20 October 2020

20 October 2020
News in Brief
  • UN rights chief urges India to safeguard rights of NGOs, activists
  • Central Sahel humanitarian needs at 'breaking point': Guterres
  • UNHCR and partners to hold donor conference for Rohingya refugees
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A nurse fills a syringe with Prevenar 13, a vaccine indicated for the prevention of pneumococcal bacterial infections, while immunizing children during a child welfare clinic at the Elmina Urban Health Centre in the Central Region of Ghana on 22 May 2012.
© UNICEF/Nyani Quarmyne

News in Brief 19 October 2020

19 October 2020
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF to stockpile more than half a billion syringes
  • Maintain coronavirus vigilance
  • Respect, ‘crucial’ says top UN official, following beheading in France
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