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UN News Today 31 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:20:22 +0000

Starving Gazans reduced to picking up spilled lentils from aid convoysIOM sounds Somalia alert amid deepening climate and displacement crisisHaitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US aid support - OCHA

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UN News Today 29 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:11:33 +0000

In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation: WFP, IPCA Russian strike on a Ukrainian prison ‘kills at least 16’: OHCHRViolence in Somalia displaces 100,000: OCHA

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UN News Today 28 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:25:09 +0000

Gaza: as starvation worsens, UN aid teams push to flood enclave with foodIran: UN rights chief Volker Türk condemns proposed extension of espionage lawTedros pays tribute to David Nabarro, a ‘great champion’ of global health

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UN News Today 21 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:53:48 +0000

Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’ Syria crisis: Aid reaches Sweida’s displaced for first time DR Congo moves a step closer to peace as agreement is signed

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UN News Today 17 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:25:40 +0000

DR Congo sees dramatic increase in sexual violence linked to conflict Ukraine: With no end to war in sight, UN launches $277 million winter appeal Peru amnesty for atrocity crimes ‘violates international standards’, claim top rights experts

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UN News Today 16 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:30:16 +0000

UNICEF condemns mass killings in Sudan’s North KordofanGaza: Tens of thousands affected by latest Israeli displacement orderBelarus: Top rights experts call for investigations into prison deaths

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UN News Today 15 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:52:26 +0000

Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeksNo let-up in occupied West Bank killings linked to settlers and Israeli militaryUkraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge

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UN News Today 03 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:31:44 +0000

’Somalia is on fire’ and development investment can put it out, Sevilla financing conference hearsUkraine crisis: heavy weapons still causing death and destructionGaza: Fear of starvation still looms, warns UN emergency food relief agency

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UN News Today 02 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:22:49 +0000

Investing in communities beats border spending, says IOM in SevillaGaza: People now fainting in the streets from hunger, warns UNRWASyria: Aid teams provide vital assistance, but massive needs remain: OCHA

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UN News Today 01 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:53:34 +0000

Gaza: aid teams report more essential services are shutting downIran crisis: top UNOCHA official in Tehran highlights scale of needsNorthern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

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UN News Today 30 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:44:12 +0000

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UN News Today 30 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:44:12 +0000

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UN News Today 30 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:44:12 +0000

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UN News Today 27 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:25:48 +0000

Gaza’s health system crumbles amid ongoing aid relief denials: WHOMyanmar generals' ‘corruption’ has left people in poverty: UN rights chiefViet Nam urged to continue on path to complete death penalty abolition: OHCHR

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UN News Today 26 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:34:50 +0000

UN Human Rights condemns latest killings in occupied West BankMore than two billion people lack access to safe drinking waterInvestment in AI is triple that spent on climate adaptation

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UN News Today 25 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:16:39 +0000

Funding urgently needed to reach 666 million people without electricity: WHOGaza food aid remains drastically insufficient, warns OCHANiger’s cancer care services get a boost from IAEA initiative

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UN News Today 24 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:59:54 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: concerns over political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prisonGaza: At least 410 Palestinians killed by IDF at private aid hubs2.5 million refugees need resettlement, says UNHCR

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UN News Today 23 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:42:07 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: Nuclear watchdog chief urges access to damaged sitesRisk of genocide in Sudan still very high, warns top UN official tells HR CouncilDR Congo crisis must not be forgotten, insists OCHA chief

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UN News Today 20 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:03:01 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: Diplomatic push for peace shifts up a gearGazans are dying from lack of food and medicine: UNICEFWHO warns of a health financing emergency

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UN News Today 19 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:25:33 +0000

Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastropheUNHCR gravely alarmed at Iran-Israel escalationGlobal investment fell 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion in 2024: UNCTAD

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UN News Today 17 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:59:49 +0000

Gaza health system close to disaster: WHOUkrainians suffer another night of heavy Russian bombingAfghanistan and Yemen are worst in world for gender, says UN Women

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UN News Today 13 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:17:33 +0000

Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikesVictims of DRC violence start to rebuild shattered lives and livelihoodsEastern Chad ‘reaching a breaking point’ as Sudan war refugees continue to arrive

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UN News Today 12 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:55:49 +0000

Oceans summit biodiversity czar warns over lack of ambitionDisplacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns refugee agency Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards

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UN News Today 11 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:58:48 +0000

At least eight migrants are dead after smugglers force passengers off Red Sea boat: IOMGaza aid obstacles remain, say UN aid teams in shattered enclaveThe world pledged to ban child labour – so why are 138 million kids still working?

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UN News Today 10 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:25:21 +0000

We’re nearly at point of no return to save our oceans: UN chiefSudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFPAt least three dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities

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UN News Today 10 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:25:21 +0000

We’re nearly at point of no return to save our oceans: UN chiefSudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFPAt least three dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities

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UN News Today 05 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:19:18 +0000

Gazans’ daily food intake set to fall well below survival level: FAO33 million children suffer from 'wasting' in 15 countries: WFPBelarus: UN experts alarmed by persisting violations of trade unionists’ rights

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UN News Today 04 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:45:54 +0000

Libya: UN Human Rights condemns detention centre killingsIn Gaza, another school comes under attack Oceans conference highlights lack of investment in clean seas

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UN News Today 03 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:39:56 +0000

In Gaza, more Palestinians reported killed at private aid hubNo end to Sudan crisis amid ongoing violence and mass displacementCondemnation for deadly new Russian attacks on Ukraine

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UN News Today 02 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:29:14 +0000

UN chief condemns latest Gaza killings linked to private aid planGetting help to Ukraine’s frontline communities Digital platforms in spotlight at UN labour conference

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UN News Today 28 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 28 May 2025 14:08:41 +0000

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO

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UN News Today 27 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:35:18 +0000

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO

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UN News Today 26 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 May 2025 16:14:35 +0000

Alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancerGaza: Trickle of aid allowed into war-torn enclave ‘will not halt famine’In Lebanon, top marks for an inclusive schooling project

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UN News Today 23 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 23 May 2025 17:28:13 +0000

Syria: Humanitarian crisis is looming over shattered countryUN rights chief Volker Türk in peace appeal to South Sudan’s warring sidesReal cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought: UNDRR

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UN News Today 22 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 22 May 2025 15:34:45 +0000

Gaza: Aid teams pick up vital relief supplies at the borderSouth Sudan exodus continues: UNHCRJailed Russian activist must be freed immediately, says rights expert

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UN News Today 21 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 21 May 2025 16:41:02 +0000

Gaza: aid trucks not allowed to move deeper into GazaOccupied West Bank demolitions continue ‘every day’ as settlers advanceUrgent call for greater vigilance over scam farms

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UN News Today 21 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 21 May 2025 16:41:02 +0000

Gaza: aid trucks not allowed to move deeper into GazaOccupied West Bank demolitions continue ‘every day’ as settlers advanceUrgent call for greater vigilance over scam farms

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UN News Today 19 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 19 May 2025 17:23:21 +0000

OCHA says Israel has made an approach to resume limited aid deliveriesAttacks on healthcare killed 900 people last year: WHO’s TedrosAustralia justice system in spotlight over child offenders’ reform

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UN News Today 16 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 16 May 2025 16:49:47 +0000

Gazans leave aid lines empty-handed as more soup kitchens close – OCHASudan situation is the worst aid teams have seen in decadesMali: UN's Türk slams draconian decree limiting dissent

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UN News Today 15 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:15:11 +0000

Gazans leave aid lines empty-handed as more soup kitchens close – OCHASudan’s Adre crossing must remain open despite dangers, insist aid agenciesDeep concern at alleged Myanmar pushbacks by Indian navy

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UN News Today 14 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 May 2025 14:40:30 +0000

Over 40,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad in just one monthSyria returnees need international help for immediate needs: IOMVenezuela urged to end holding political opponents incommunicado

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UN News Today 13 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 13 May 2025 16:39:59 +0000

Gaza: more than 50 children have died from acute hungerDeep concerns over US deportations to El Salvador prisonNumber of internally displaced breaks new record

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UN News Today 12 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 12 May 2025 16:08:10 +0000

Gaza: UN agencies insist Israeli aid plan leaves most vulnerable at riskClimate change takes extreme toll on African countries: WMORoad Safety Week begins with call to tackle ‘silent pandemic’: UNECE

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UN News Today 09 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 09 May 2025 18:39:47 +0000

Gaza: UN agencies insist Israeli aid plan leaves most vulnerable at riskDeepening hunger alert for West and Central Africa: WFPCosta Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis: UNHCR

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UN News Today 08 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 08 May 2025 16:54:33 +0000

Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peaceGazans suffer while supplies remain blocked outside the enclave: OCHACondemnation as Israeli troops force closure of occupied West Bank schools

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UN News Today 07 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:43:15 +0000

Gaza: Another school is hit in devastated enclaveOngoing Russian attacks in Ukraine hit civilians hardest, warns top UN aid officialVital food aid reaches DR Congo city of Beni for thousands of displaced

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UN News Today 06 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:18:32 +0000

Gaza: Humanitarians reject Israeli proposal to take over aid deliveryExhausted Sudanese women, children flee into Chad ‘with nothing’ as fighting escalatesSouth Sudan: Hospital bombing in South Sudan may be war crime, UN warns

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UN News Today 05 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:08:31 +0000

Israeli aid blockade on Gaza has caused stillbirths and more: UNFPAAid teams condemn deadly hospital bombing in South SudanMyanmar: early monsoon rains add to survivors’ misery: OCHA

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UN News Today 30 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:21:26 +0000

Impact of funding cuts is that millions will die, warns UN aid chiefSudan violence continues to displace thousands who need everything: OCHAHaiti: UNICEF deploys mobile health clinics amid spiralling gang

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UN News Today 29 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:07:37 +0000

Children in Gaza are going to bed starving, says UNRWATerrifying aftershocks continue to hamper Myanmar quake responseAfghanistan’s forced returnees need protection: UNHCR

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UN News Today 28 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:51:18 +0000

Gaza: Israel’s aid restrictions highlighted at world courtHealth workers linked to rising ‘medicalization’ of female genital mutilationCondemnation for strike on migrants’ detention centre in Yemen

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UN News Today 25 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:31:10 +0000

Ongoing Russian attacks in Ukraine force frontline areas to empty: UNHCRAid teams reach desperate families in Khartoum: WFPMyanmar quake survivors almost defenceless against disease threat: WHO

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UN News Today 24 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:57:10 +0000

Condemnation for deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine citiesSudan: Hundreds killed and over 330,000 civilians forced to flee shellingClimate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

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UN News Today 23 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:25:18 +0000

Gazans almost defenceless against rising disease threat, warns UNRWAAI in the workplace is improving workers' safety, says UN labour agencyWHO steps up efforts to end 'fundamental inequalities' of teen pregnancy

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UN News Today 22 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:31:35 +0000

UNRWA chief's outrage at 50 days of Gaza siege by Israeli forces Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cutsFAO announces $9 million boost to biodiversity restoration efforts

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UN News Today 17 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:01:30 +0000

Gaza war grinds on with journalists banned, but aid teams make gains in healthcare, water, food and moreDRC violence impacting children and women especially, warns UNICEFMyanmar: risk of disease spread is real and dangerous, warn health teams

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UN News Today 15 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:17:22 +0000

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s GuterresLebanon: UN human rights office condemns deadly Israeli strikes on civilians40 tonnes of relief supplies arrive for Myanmar’s quake survivors: UNHCR

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UN News Today 14 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:24:24 +0000

Sudan: UN chief condemns killings amid gains by rebel forces in DarfurIsraeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service: WHOMyanmar: Farmers helped to rescue crops after quake devastation: FAO

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UN News Today 11 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:19:55 +0000

After two years of war in Sudan, famine is spreading, warn UN teams Tariff uncertainty also offers potential for developing economies Democratic Republic of the Congo emergency sees one child raped every 30 minutes

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UN News Today 10 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:38:24 +0000

WHO targets ‘meningitis belt’ deaths with new action planUN top economist appeals for tariff damage-limitation measuresIsraeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza continues

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UN News Today 09 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:29:55 +0000

Two years into Sudan war, UNHCR chief urges help for host country ChadGaza: fears and uncertainty persist amid ongoing warYet another wave of attacks in Ukraine, warn UN aid teams

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UN News Today 08 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:01:35 +0000

Myanmar: unseasonably early rains fuel fears of disease spreadDemocratic Republic of the Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda: UNHCRGaza: UN aid teams and partners continue essential humanitarian work

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UN News Today 07 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:25:43 +0000

Myanmar: unseasonably early rains fuel fears of disease spreadWith aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for GazansUkraine: mine contamination is the lethal legacy of Russian invasion

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UN News Today 04 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:22:41 +0000

Myanmar quake: Airstrikes continue despite ceasefire, says OHCHRSudanese suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum: IOMCholera is surging globally, warns UN health agency

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UN News Today 03 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:34:58 +0000

Sudan emergency: UN rights chief condemns widespread extrajudicial killingsNicaragua rights probe names 54 officials over alleged violations Cyprus: after talks in Geneva, leaders agree on landmine clearance plan

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UN News Today 02 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:55:50 +0000

Myanmar quake response hampered by lack of cash, says UN relief chief FletcherGaza: UN rights chief Türk urges independent probe into killing of aid workersBiological Weapons Convention turns 50, an international success story

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UN News Today 01 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:06:10 +0000

Gaza aid worker killings: one humanitarian still missingUN teams say whole communities have been flattened in Myanmar quakeDR Congo crisis: UN deputy rights chief condemns ongoing violence

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UN News Today 01 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:06:10 +0000

Gaza aid worker killings: one humanitarian still missingUN teams say whole communities have been flattened in Myanmar quakeDR Congo crisis: UN deputy rights chief condemns ongoing violence

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UN News Today 28 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:08:11 +0000

UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and ThailandGaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitariansMeasles risk remains high in United States, notes WHO

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UN News Today 27 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:21:05 +0000

DR Congo: record 28 million people now face acute hungerGaza: aid teams warn of war’s impact on children as supplies run out UN rights body sounds alarm over South Sudan crisis

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UN News Today 26 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:26:46 +0000

In Gaza, Israeli evacuation orders cover an area the size of Manhattan, warns OCHASyria: Devastated country’s people live on less than $2 a day, say Human Rights Council-appointed investigatorsMalnutrition starts in the womb, warns WFP in urgent call for preventive action at Paris summit

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UN News Today 25 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:50 +0000

In Gaza, UN aid workers continue vital work for most vulnerable communities Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of conflictSudan’s people uprooted by conflict drag themselves across Chad’s border, says UNDP

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UN News Today 24 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:20:53 +0000

Gaza: UN relief chief Tom Fletcher condemns new Israeli attacks on medics, hospitalsUNAIDS chief warns of surge in deaths unless US restores funding$934.5 million appeal launches for life-saving aid to 1.5 million Rohingya

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UN News Today 21 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:23:43 +0000

Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing2024 was deadliest year on record for migrantsChild rights in Ukraine under attack

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UN News Today 20 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:29:33 +0000

UN’s Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, RussiaGaza: UNRWA chief condemns killing of five more staff as Israel steps up offensiveWHO hails cities taking action against preventable diseases

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UN News Today 20 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:29:33 +0000

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UN News Today 19 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:51:47 +0000

Gaza: UN staffer killed at UNOPS premisesUkrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, UN Human Rights Council hearsBelarus in spotlight at Human Rights Council

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UN News Today 18 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:17:53 +0000

Gaza: the UN condemns the killing of hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli strikes – UNWRA, OHCHR, OCHAIran, Syria in spotlight at Human Rights CouncilCyprus talks resume at UN Geneva in a positive ‘new atmosphere’

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UN News Today 17 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:37:30 +0000

Syria’s disappeared: relative of Assad regime’s victims speaks of anguish searching for truth and justiceGaza: Israeli aid blockade is impacting people and relief teams’ work, warns supply teamsInterest payments outweigh climate investments in almost all developing countries: UNCTAD

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UN News Today 14 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:11:05 +0000

Bangladesh: UN chief pledges to help stave off food rations cut to RohingyaIran ramps up rights restrictions on women and girls, Human Rights Council probe warnsCoffee price hike blamed on climate change, says FAO

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UN News Today 13 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:46:57 +0000

Rights investigators pin war crimes allegations on Israeli forces amid Gaza warEurope, Central Asia report highest number of measles cases in more than 25 yearsConflict, hunger, poverty impede children's early development: Türk

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UN News Today 12 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:33:03 +0000

Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, organised crime benefitsSignificant increase in child victims of trafficking over the last five yearsBrain-changing tech in spotlight at Human Rights Council

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UN News Today 11 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:29:50 +0000

Syria’s Alawite families ‘summarily executed’, the UN human rights office warnsMyanmar’s Rohingya facing worst levels of hunger in years: UNICEFRodrigo Duterte arrest: UN rights office hails courage of families of Philippines’ ‘drug war’ victims

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UN News Today 10 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:44:22 +0000

Syria escalation: UN aid teams working to reach civilians in danger: OCHAGazans face substantial drop in drinking water access from Israel power cutDR Congo crisis: mpox centre looted amid ongoing violence

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UN News Today 07 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:18:18 +0000

As thousands continue to flee violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the aid effort in Burundi is ‘buckling’, warns UNHCRSyria crisis: with hundreds of thousands returning, UNHCR issues urgent appealSudan: UN Human rights office issues alert on plight of thousands of detained civilians

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UN News Today 06 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:53:17 +0000

Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crisesClimate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising

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UN News Today 05 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:12:35 +0000

Gaza: Israeli aid restrictions threaten care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEFUkraine’s Odesa hit in Russian attacks disrupting power supplies: OCHASeventy per cent of targets of hate speech are minorities, Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today 04 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:08:29 +0000

Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete, says UN chiefThe crisis in DR Congo continues to spiral, warns the UN refugee agencyIn Somalia, famine looms without emergency funding: WFP

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UN News Today 03 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:25:49 +0000

At a time of war, nations must stop global order from crumbling: UN rights chiefDeep concern from humanitarians over the announced halting of aid into Gaza by IsraelOceans of opportunity are being squeezed dry by unsustainable use, say UN economists UNCTAD

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UN News Today 28 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:57:27 +0000

There can be no ethnic cleansing as part of reconstruction in Gaza, insists UN chief António GuterresHaiti gangs recruiting children as young as eight: UNICEFSudan crisis: Children are already dying in stricken Zamzam camp, says WFP

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UN News Today 27 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:39:43 +0000

Thailand called out for forcible return of Uyghurs to ChinaUN rights chief condemns ‘dehumanizing’ narratives around Gaza, OPT debateEritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan face Human Rights Council scrutiny in Geneva

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UN News Today 26 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:13:45 +0000

Gaza ceasefire must hold, human rights chief insistsWest Bank security situation deeply alarming, warns UNOCHANicaragua’s ‘systemic’ repression in human rights spotlight

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UN News Today 25 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:30:23 +0000

UN human rights chief decries substantial increase in executions globallyEurope faces a ‘cradle to cane’ health crisis, warns WHODRC update: civilians and aid workers killed in ongoing violence – OCHA

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UN News Today 24 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:37:31 +0000

World’s ‘warmongers must end disdain for global order, UN chief insistsGaza polio vaccination update Breast cancer expected to surge between now and 2050

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UN News Today 20 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:11:10 +0000

DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agencyUN chief outlines peacekeeping proposal for Haiti to end gang terrorSouth Sudan: UN force urges respect for peace deal

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UN News Today 19 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:45:30 +0000

DR Congo crisis: Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talksUNRWA chief condemns Israeli efforts to shut down education in occupied West BankDiscussions over our differences are essential to progress, insists Human Rights Council President

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UN News Today 18 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:22:55 +0000

Alarm as Sudan violence intensifies and abuses surgeDR Congo crisis: Outrage at reported summary executions of childrenUkraine: Three years after full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainians need peace and aid, insists UNHCR

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UN News Today 17 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:22:39 +0000

UN launches $6 billion appeal for 26 million people in Sudan and regionDR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting of warehouse in Bukavu after M23 rebels move inTop rights experts probe South Sudan’s ongoing conflict-related abuses

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UN News Today 13 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:00:44 +0000

Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needsUNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR CongoYoung artists sing for social justice at UN Geneva

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UN News Today 12 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:48:39 +0000

UN human rights probe into Bangladesh protests finds top leaders led brutal repression13 Palestinian children killed in West Bank violence so far this year: UNICEFNew childhood cancer meds platform is ‘a beacon of hope’ for families, says WHO

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UN News Today 11 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:49:27 +0000

Gaza: a return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chiefAt AI Summit in Paris, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolutionDR Congo: alarm over dismantling of IDP camps amid sporadic fighting

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UN News Today 10 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:23:08 +0000

Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessLibya mass graves discovery reveals extent of human trafficking miseryTo Syria, where UN investigators hear victims of the Assad regime say, ‘We all have someone missing'

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UN News Today 07 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:36:58 +0000

The DR Congo crisis must be stopped, or the emergency will only get worse, the UN human rights chief tells a special session of the Human Rights CouncilUNAIDS warns that US funding cuts are already impacting HIV prevention globallyChildren’s bodies have become battlegrounds in Haiti, warns UNICEF

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UN News Today 06 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:25:53 +0000

January was warmest on record, confirms WMOGaza: 10,000 aid trucks have reached war-ravaged enclave since 19 Jan ceasefire says UN relief chiefFemale genital mutilation continues to harm millions: UN agencies

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UN News Today 5 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:32:45 +0000

How the latest US executive orders will impact the UN’s work135,000 women in Africa could die from breast cancer by 2040, warns WHOTunisia: top rights experts demand immediate release of activist on hunger strike

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UN News Today 31 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:26:23 +0000

DR Congo emergency leaves civilians trapped and running out of food, warns WFPAs Gazans hurry back to war-ravaged north, WHO warns over desperate health needsFour years since Myanmar coup, violence reaches unprecedented levels, warns UN rights office

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UN News Today 30 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:27:53 +0000

In DR Congo, the situation is worsening, warn WFP, OCHAAid workers from UNRWA condemn ‘eviction’ by Israel from East Jerusalem baseSyria: hostilities persist in northeast affecting Aleppo, Hasakeh and Raqqa, warn UN humanitarians

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UN News Today 29 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:01:37 +0000

DR Congo: public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding linked to Goma violence, warns WHOIn Gaza, UN agency for Palestinians distribute 60 per cent of all aid since ceasefire beganBelarus election outcome will likely flout democratic rights, warn top independent experts

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UN News Today 28 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:48:48 +0000

DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, agencies warnIn Gaza, countless unexploded weapons threaten those returning to northSyrians need more help to return home, insists UN refugee chief

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UN News Today 24 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:16:56 +0000

Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEFDR Congo emergency: More civilians uprooted by hostilities amid fears that regional capital Goma could come under attackNigeria humanitarian response plan aims to help 3.6 million people: OCHA

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UN News Today 23 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:38:06 +0000

Gaza: UN delivers millions of litres of fuel for critical needs - UNOPSWest Bank: UN human rights office deeply concerned at escalating violencePeacekeepers in DR Congo deeply concerned about deteriorating security in east

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UN News Today 22 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:19:03 +0000

At Davos, UN chief @AntonioGuterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsSomalia: Aid partners seek $1.42 billion to help 4.6 million peopleMyanmar crisis: intensified airstrikes in multiple regions reported

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UN News Today 21 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:59:04 +0000

UN regrets US exit from global health cooperation and climate change agreementAid now reaching Gaza at scale but huge needs remain, say OCHA, WHOSyria: intensifying hostilities in northeast spark deep concern

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UN News Today 20 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:46:05 +0000

Gaza: over 630 aid trucks have entered since ceasefire says UN aid chiefSudan famine: UN’s World Food Programme sends aid convoy to help most vulnerable in Gezira stateMarburg virus alert: WHO’s Tedros advises against travel restrictions

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UN News Today 17 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:29:48 +0000

600 trucks per day need to reach Gaza after the ceasefire begins, says the World Health OrganizationIn Sudan, deadly ethnic violence is on the rise as the country’s long-running war goes on, says the UN human rights officeDignity for migrants should be our guiding objective, insists ‘Cabrini’ actress: UNHCR

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UN News Today 16 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:10:43 +0000

Ukraine humanitarian and refugee response plan launchEconomic recovery is not contributing enough to jobs or wages: ILORecovery underway in Mozambique after two storms hit in a month, says OCHA

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UN News Today 15 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:13:58 +0000

‘Hope rooted in action’ with UN at centre will propel humanity forward in 2025, insists UN Secretary-GeneralUN rights chief meets Syria’s caretaker authority leader in DamascusSuspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania – WHO

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UN News Today 14 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:29:06 +0000

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosivesHaiti: gang violence forces one million from their homesMozambique: UN human rights office urges calm ahead of president’s inauguration

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UN News Today 13 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:10:43 +0000

Top UN aid official Tom Fletcher pledges solidarity with UkraineMpox outbreak: New travel-related cases identified around the world Child rights panel meets at UN against backdrop of conflict and economic woes impacting world’s youngsters

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UN News Today 13 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:10:43 +0000

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UN News Today 10 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:37:53 +0000

Confirmed: 2024 was warmest year on record, says WMOIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN human rights chiefLebanon crisis: $30 million from UN fund allocated to conflict victims

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UN News Today 09 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:42:10 +0000

UN chief’s shock and sorry over LA wildfire emergencySyria: More than 125,000 refugees have gone home since fall of Assad regime, says UNHCR, OCHAGaza: only three weeks remain until Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into force, warns WHO’s Tedros

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UN News Today 08 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:44:37 +0000

Ukraine in grip of third winter of Russian attacks: Human Rights CouncilThe Security Council holds its first meeting of the year on the Syria crisisIn Gaza: More than 70 children have been killed since the new year: UNICEF

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UN News Today 07 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:38:48 +0000

Syria crisis: UN rights office urges restraint amid reported Alawite killingsAvian flu alert: No sustained circulation in people of H5N1 virus, says UN health Iran in international spotlight amid ‘sharp rise’ in executions: OHCHR

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UN News Today 03 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:00:22 +0000

Haiti gangs crisis: top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals, clinics, and heath care workers Syria cholera emergency: UNICEF teams reach thousands at Al Hol, Roj detention camps Gaza war: UN migration agency IOM urges Israeli authorities to let in lifesaving supplies

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UN News Today 02 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:12:20 +0000

UN chief leads condemnation for New Orleans truck attackIsraeli strike on ‘humanitarian zone’ kills three brothers in Gaza tent as harsh winter rains fallVenezuela in human rights spotlight ahead of Presidential inauguration

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UN News Today 20 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:22:33 +0000

Syria may sink if support lifeline is delayed, says IOM chiefGaza has become a graveyard and there’s no escape, warn UN aid teamsAs avian influenza infections continue to rise, UN health experts believe that the risk to humans from the H5N1 virus is ‘low’.

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UN News Today 19 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:08:22 +0000

Ukraine: more than 2,180 people killed and injured in last two months: OCHASyria’s war has left villages, towns and cities “completely empty”: UNICEFVanuatu earthquake emergency response ramps up

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UN News Today 18 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:02:41 +0000

UN negotiator leaves Damascus, describes ‘a lot of hope’ for a new SyriaWinter rains and aid convoy obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans87 children among those arbitrarily detained in South Sudan: OHCHR, UNSMISS

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UN News Today 17 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:22:56 +0000

Syria: ‘key priority’ must be preserving evidence of crimes, say UN investigatorsAvian flu has been reported in 108 countries across five continents: UN health officials Sudan: UN aid teams deliver emergency food relief to more than 800,000 people facing famine

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UN News Today 16 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:33 +0000

Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UNRWA school is hit in new strikeCyclone Chido: Humanitarians warn of scale of need in devastated areasMigrant workforces are key to global economy: ILO

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UN News Today 10 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:14:09 +0000

Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special EnvoyUNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South SudanPaper and wood’s 12% fall in demand linked to digital media

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UN News Today 09 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:09:39 +0000

Syria crisis: UN’s Türk insists on inclusive transfer of powerHaiti massacre takes this year’s toll to 5,000: OHCHRGaza: 945,000 at risk of exposure to winter rain and cold, says UNRWA

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UN News Today 06 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:29:08 +0000

Syria escalation sees more than 280,000 uprooted in a matter of daysUN health agency condemns Gaza hospital attackWHO infection control experts rush to DR Congo to probe mystery illness

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UN News Today 05 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:21:03 +0000

António Guterres calls for ‘serious dialogue’ to end surging violence in SyriaUN health agency green lights first ‘groundbreaking’ TB diagnostic testWorld faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation

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UN News Today 03 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:46:07 +0000

Condemnation for Syria escalation impact on civilians, healthcareCondemnation for shelling of Sudan IDP camp - UNOCHAAn inclusive initiative for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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UN News Today 02 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:26:38 +0000

Gaza: Organized looting forces UNRWA to halt relief deliveriesSyria escalation forces continued suspension of aid operations across Aleppo, Idlib, Hama: OCHAUN convenes summit to combat desertification, drought and promote land restoration COP16Riyadh

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UN News Today 29 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:10:57 +0000

Escalating fighting in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur State threatens aid delivery, says OCHAUkraine: UN leads condemnation of fresh Russian strikes on power stationsGaza: Even bread is slipping out of people’s reach, warns WFP

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UN News Today 28 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:21:42 +0000

Gains in tackling HIV/AIDS are being held back because people’s human rights are being ignored, warns UNAIDS5.5 billion people have internet access in 2024, says UN’s telecoms agencyWages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, reports UN International Labour Organization

UN News Today 27 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:15:27 +0000

Parts of North Gaza have been under siege for more than 50 days: UNRWALebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return homeInternational Criminal Court Prosecutor seeks arrest of Myanmar’s top general

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UN News Today 26 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:18:02 +0000

UN rights chief pushes for Lebanon ceasefire deal – OHCHRSudan: first WFP food trucks reach Zamzam famine campFAO warns over extremely critical hunger in strife-hit DRC

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UN News Today 25 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:43:13 +0000

One woman killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partners or other family members #NoExcuse: UN Women, UNODCUN’s Tedros alert over stricken Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza: WHO Talks begin in Busan to clinch a deal on plastics pollution: UNEP

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UN News Today 22 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:10:05 +0000

Deadliest year for humanitarian workers, says UN emergency relief chiefLebanon: UN peacekeeping force reports rocket strike injuriesCOP29: Wealthy nations mull $250 billion climate finance assistance deal

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UN News Today 21 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:38:05 +0000

Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn UN humanitariansCOP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says GuterresMiddle East update: ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM

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UN News Today 20 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:24:13 +0000

In the 2050s, eight times as many children globally will be exposed to heatwaves – UNICEFSudan: Rape and criminality stalk communities uprooted by warGaza: US delegation vetoes new Security Council draft resolution

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UN News Today 19 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:05:45 +0000

Lebanon war: ‘Renewed intensity’ of exchanges of fire across Blue Line, warns UNIFILGaza: UN health agency alert for stricken hospital in besieged northHong Kong sentencing of pro-democracy activists in UN rights office spotlight

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UN News Today 18 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:17:02 +0000

At least 16 children killed or injured in Ukraine every week: UNICEFGaza: Condemnation for deadly strike on apartment blockLebanon crisis: Culture experts meet in call for stronger safeguards: UNESCO

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UN News Today 15 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:30:39 +0000

1,000 days into Ukraine war, winter poses critical challenge for millionsIn Gaza: aid deliveries have reached a ‘low point’, displacement soaring: OCHAAt COP29 climate talks, governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ to methane: UNEP

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UN News Today 14 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:05:51 +0000

COP29 news: UN’s Guterres appeals for ‘robust’ net zero plansTorture is never justified, says UN human rights chiefIn Gaza: aid is still blocked from reaching desperate communities in the north: OCHA

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UN News Today 13 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:17:25 +0000

#COP29 renewable energy transition must not be a ‘stampede of greed’, warns UN chiefLebanon’s displaced are exhausted and face constant danger: UNHCRGaza: Markets are ‘in decay’, warn WFP, OCHA

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UN News Today 12 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:31:58 +0000

Dead bodies lie in northern Gaza’s streets and people beg for bread: UNRWACOP29 update: Time is not on our side to save planet from climate crisis, says UN chiefUkraine braces for grim winter with power shortages a daily reality, says UNHCR

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News in Brief 11 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:14:22 +0000

COP29: UN envoy calls for countries to agree on new climate financing dealLebanon’s food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid ongoing conflict: WFPSouth Sudan election delay offers time for democracy to take root: top UN official

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UN News Today 08 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:18:13 +0000

Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’: UNHCRUN’s rights chief Volker Türk demands justice for violations in Gaza and IsraelClimate crisis: Samoa is facing a plastic tide, warns top rights expert

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UN News Today 07 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:27:41 +0000

Ukraine nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’ warns UN atomic watchdog chiefMyanmar’s Rakhine state is ‘a famine in the making’: UNDPCountries pledge to tackle childhood violence affecting one billion youngsters: WHO

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UN News Today 05 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:36:17 +0000

Gaza’s polio vaccination campaign in north nears targetMore than two billion people in cities face 0.5C rise warns UN HabitatWHO publishes first list of ‘top pathogens’ requiring new vaccines

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UN News Today 04 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:33:04 +0000

First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn SudanGaza: polio vaccination successes achieved despite deadly weekend airstrikesWest Bank: mobile health clinics provide a lifeline, says UNFPA

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UN News Today 01 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:41:26 +0000

Gaza: polio vaccination campaign to resume in shattered north UNRWALebanon war sees 50,000 displaced in a matter of days UNOCHAMpox update from WHO for DR Congo and region

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UN News Today 31 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:13:16 +0000

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agenciesIn Lebanon, aid teams tackle obstacles faced by pregnant women impacted by warSudan: nearly 120,000 displaced by conflict in Al-Jazirah state

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UN News Today 29 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:38:39 +0000

We cannot replace ‘vital lifeline’ of UNRWA, insist partner UN agenciesSudan: 11 million now internally displaced, warns UN migration agencyHealthy diet recommendations to take away from WHO and FAO

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UN News Today 28 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:59:44 +0000

Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023In Gaza, no let-up in Israel’s military offensiveFrance should reverse hijab sports ban, say independent rights experts

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UN News Today 18 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:28:43 +0000

Many Gazans hope Hamas leader’s death will end conflict: UNICEFLebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’West Bank Palestinians facing deadly ‘war-like tactics’, warns OCHA

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UN News Today 17 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:49:45 +0000

Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by warRisk of famine remains high across the entire Gaza StripUNDP poverty and conflict report

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UN News Today 16 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:13:05 +0000

Lebanon crisis: Essential services in south close to collapseOn World Food Day, aid coordination office warns that women and girls suffer most in conflict settingsUN human rights office, OHCHR, urges halt to execution of two men

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UN News Today 15 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:06:54 +0000

Lebanon crisis: UN Human Rights office calls for probe into Israeli strikeHistoric drought in Southern Africa leaves millions facing hunger: WFPTwo billion women without access to social protection, says UN Women

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UN News Today 11 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:23:00 +0000

Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to ASEAN nationsMiddle East sees worsening violence300 million children a year are victims of online abuse

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UN News Today 09 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:47:58 +0000

Lebanon on verge of all-out war, warns UN chief,Northern Gaza: No end to hell, warns head of UNRWAEnd ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHORefugee agency awards top honour to campaigning nun in Brazil

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UN News Today 08 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:48:03 +0000

Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza, warn UN aid agenciesDR Congo still in the grip of violence including a rise in sexual slavery, warns UN’s TürkHurricane Milton gathers off Florida coastline: WMO

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UN News Today 07 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:22 +0000

UN’s Guterres calls for peace in Gaza, one year since war eruptedLebanon: UN refugee agency chief urges global support amid ‘overwhelming need’Glaciers suffer largest melt in 50 years, warns WMO

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UN News Today 04 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:43:05 +0000

Lebanon: Desperate scenes at Syrian border after Israeli airstrikesNuclear legacy in Marshall Islands in spotlight Human Rights Council WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

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UN News Today 03 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:01:25 +0000

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’In Ukraine, aid teams report that another apartment block has been hit by Russian shelling in the city of KharkivMore justice is needed for people of African descent who’ve died in police custody, human rights chief Türk underlines.

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UN News Today 02 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:33:49 +0000

Middle East escalation: UN human rights chief adds voice to calls for peaceAt least 700,000 displaced in Haiti, half are children, says UN migration agencyGlobal immunization coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels: WHO

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UN News Today 01 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:28:49 +0000

UN chief ‘extremely concerned’ over Lebanon escalationUkrainian prisoners of war tortured at scale by Russian captors, says UN Human Rights officeBrazil eliminates elephantiasis as a public health problem WHO

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UN News Today 30 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:43:22 +0000

Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee deadly escalationAlgerian court urged to reverse ‘abusive sentence’ against poetCondemnation for Ukraine hospitals attacks: OCHA

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UN News Today 27 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:56:37 +0000

Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning’ say those impacted by deadly escalationHaiti’s “senseless criminality” responsible for thousands of killings: UN rights chiefSexual violence in Sudan’s affects millions of women and girls: UN Women

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UN News Today 26 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:10:33 +0000

Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns UNHCRUN human rights chief sounds alarm over Sudan’s El FasherUkraine’s children face a freezing winter amid ongoing energy strikes

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UN News Today 26 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:10:33 +0000

Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns UNHCRUN human rights chief sounds alarm over Sudan’s El FasherUkraine’s children face a freezing winter amid ongoing energy strikes

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UN News Today 25 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:22:56 +0000

UNHCR scales up support as Lebanon’s Syrians head homeTop ministers demand urgent action at UNGA to end Sudan crisisUkraine war: Children among victims of latest attacks on power plant city, say UN humanitarians

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UN News Today 24 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:18:36 +0000

Lebanon escalation is worst in 18 years, warns UNICEFSudan famine must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFPMyanmar military has ‘doubled down on repression’, Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today 20 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:51:40 +0000

Lebanon escalation: 1,500 blast victims still in hospital, says WHOMpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to stop outbreak in six African countriesFood security under more pressure from La Niña weather phenomenon, warns FAO

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UN News Today 23 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:46:11 +0000

Middle East crisis: No let up in spiralling violence in Gaza, Israel and LebanonAt least one in seven youngsters have a mental disorder, says WHO’s TedrosBelarus authorities quell ‘all avenues of dissent’, Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today 19 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:20:48 +0000

HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa choked by growing debt crisis: UNAIDSIndependent rights panel expressed deep concern at Palestinian children held by IsraelRussian attacks on Ukraine power stations set to push 500,000 people out of country

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UN News Today 18 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:58:33 +0000

Satellites and AI offer hope for climate change solutions: WHOSoutheast Asia Typhoon Yagi impacts millions of children, warns UNICEFRefugee agency urges end to arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers

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UN News Today 17 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:55:31 +0000

Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression of criticsAt least 1,800 people have died in custody in Myanmar jails since coup, says OHCHRUN aid teams warn of increasing challenges delivering relief in war-torn Ukraine

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UN News Today 16 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:21:58 +0000

Nigeria floods: humanitarians ramp up emergency responseSanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWAGaza’s civil society activists have nowhere safe to work, warn top rights experts

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UN News Today 06 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:57:47 +0000

Sudan war: Rights investigators demand arms embargo extension to end ‘rampant’ abusesFlooding affects more than 710,000 people in South Sudan: OCHAMiddle East crisis: top UN envoy condemns latest West Bank killings

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UN News Today 05 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:13:31 +0000

Air pollution kills 4.5 million people a year, warns UN weather agency WMOViolence and insecurity close 14,300 schools in West and Central Africa: OCHAGaza: UNRWA reports positive start to mass polio vaccination campaign in south

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UN News Today 03 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:23:20 +0000

Venezuela: UN Human Rights office concern over ‘climate of fear’Gaza polio vaccination campaign extended by a day to meet increased demand: UN health agencyYemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities

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UN News Today 30 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:59:08 +0000

Libya: mass graves at Tarhuna in human rights spotlightGaza polio vaccine workers prepare to roll out campaignNeeds grow in Yemen amid catastrophic flooding, warns UNHCR

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UN News Today 29 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:38:47 +0000

UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli military operation in West BankRates of unprotected sex among European teens ‘worryingly high’: WHOAfghanistan: more than six in 10 women feel unsafe leaving house alone, warns UN Women

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UN News Today 28 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:47:12 +0000

UN rights office condemns large-scale Israeli escalation in occupied West Bank.Viet Nam in the spotlight over alleged misuse of counter-terrorism lawAs Paralympics begin, WHO’s Tedros urges support for crucial prosthetic aides

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UN News Today 27 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:30:38 +0000

Sudan dam burst threatens communities as far as Port Sudan, say aid teamsGaza: humanitarian aid hub faces being uprooted once again, warns OCHAAfghanistan: Taliban’s new ‘virtue and vice’ order makes situation even worse for women, says UN human rights office

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UN News Today 26 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:54:07 +0000

Ukraine: UN top aid official condemns latest Russian attacks.Gaza: Vitally needed polio vaccines reach embattled enclave at lastMyanmar: UN and partners boost flooding response

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UN News Today 23 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:11:44 +0000

Aid teams highlight dangers of new cholera outbreak in SudanGaza: First polio case is confirmed in war-shattered enclaveA top rights committee urges UK to do more to tackle hate speech

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UN News Today 22 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:39:34 +0000

UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations hit by rising oceansMpox: WHO highlights ‘higher risk’ to children under fiveGaza: UN agency UNRWA mourns another deadly school strike

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UN News Today 21 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:00:23 +0000

UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for likely mpox ‘surge’In Gaza, the latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to the frontlineA week out from the Paralympics, UNESCO supports push for inclusivity

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UN News Today 20 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:11:53 +0000

Combating mpox is a ‘litmus test for global equity’, says UN health agencyAttacks on civilians in Ukraine must stop, top UN aid official insistsGaza evacuation orders have uprooted 13,500 Palestinians: OCHA

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UN News Today 16 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:02:55 +0000

UN rights office calls for accountability after deadly settler violence in occupied West Bank: OHCHRIn Gaza, more evacuation orders add more pressure on those seeking shelter: UNRWA, OCHAIn Sudan, vital border crossing is set to open from Chad: WFP, WHO

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UN News Today 15 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:00:56 +0000

Relentless rain and flooding batter desperate families in Yemen, warn UNFPA, UNICEFBahrain: prisoners’ treatment in human rights spotlightMost of the 40,000 Gazans killed in the war were women and children says UN rights chief

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UN News Today 14 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:33:46 +0000

Gaza remains at high risk of polio virus spread, warns WHOExtreme heat increasingly disrupting children’s health: UNICEFWomen face being erased, three years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

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UN News Today August 13 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:54:19 +0000

Mpox still being transmitted ‘across the world’, says WHOSexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced: UNICEF, IOMMyanmar rights probe warns over ‘incredible brutality’ of warring forces

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UN News Today August 12

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:25:44 +0000

Youth unemployment rate at 15-year low, says ILOUNICEF highlights plight of children caught up in Sudan warGaza: clean water crisis adds to latest evacuation order misery, say humanitarians UNICEF, UNRWA

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UN News Today August 2

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:52:31 +0000

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, numbers set to soar: WHOUN’s Middle East peace negotiator urges action to address ‘growing risk’ of escalationFamine in Sudan: WFP calls for unfettered access to hunger hotspots

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UN News Today July 31

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:43:39 +0000

Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of PalestiniansUN health agency leads bid to tackle acute diarrhoea outbreak in Yemen AI set to transform jobs rather than replace workers: ILO

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UN News Today July 30

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:53:01 +0000

Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of malnutrition, heat and disease, say UNICEF, WHO1 in 3 victims of trafficking is a child, warns UN migration agencyOver 6 million youngsters at risk as deadly floods lash across South Asia: UN Children’s Agency

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UN News Today July 26

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:00:01 +0000

Deadly West Atlantic shipwreck highlights victims’ desperation, says UNHCRIn Ethiopia, UN agencies boost response to killer landslidesWHO sending one million polio vaccines to Gaza

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UN News Today July 24

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:48:20 +0000

The world has been set back 15 years in its fight against hunger, according to a new UN reportA massive exodus from Gaza’s Khan Younis puts pressure on aid resources already under huge strain…And, nearly 400 children a year are dying from rising heat in Europe and Central Asia….

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UN News Today July 23

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:24:03 +0000

In Gaza, the UN health agency says polio and other diseases could prove deadlier than bombs and bullets…Meanwhile in the Sahel, insurgents force thousands to flee Burkina Faso for neighbouring Niger, and...On your marks, get set, go…the UN chief issues a peace call - in the ‘spirit’ of the Olympics

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UN News Today July 19

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:31:18 +0000

Polio stalks Gazans as 'anarchy' spreads, humanitarians warnIn Afghanistan, with 33 of 34 provinces hit by natural disasters, the UN refugee agency steps up assistanceFighting in Sudan holds up lifesaving aid deliveries in Darfur and Sennar state

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UN News Today July 16

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:14:36 +0000

Gaza: Five UNRWA schools hit in 10 days, reports UN agencySudan: 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher warns WHOForced labour in North Korea is ‘widespread and institutionalized’: UN human rights office

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UN News Today July 10

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:31:28 +0000

Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says aid agencyFirst hepatitis C self-test gets health agency pre-approvalAnd… the real cost of the booming digital economy

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UN News Today July 9

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:27:47 +0000

Ukraine’s main children’s hospital likely received a direct hit when it was struck on Monday, say UN rights monitorsGazans are continue to reel from intensified malnutrition and heat risks Arbitrary detentions and impunity are happening on a massive scale in Libya, the Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today July 5

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:13:02 +0000

Refugees and migrants face violence, abuse and death on Africa routesOngoing and generalized impunity in Burundi for the ‘Imbonerakure’ youth wingAnd …Hurricane Beryl - just an indication of a long storm season to come

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UN News Today July 4

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:44:17 +0000

Gaza’s forcibly displaced run out of space to shelterMyanmar’s military ‘doubling down’ on its attacks against civiliansAnd…UN chief António Guterres urges peace above all else, and an end to multiple conflicts

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UN News Today July 3

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:44:05 +0000

Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expertIn Ukraine, May was bloodiest month in a year, says UN missionSyria still in grip of appalling violence, the Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today July 2

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:28:53 +0000

Gaza: 250,000 feared displaced in new Khan Younis escalationNear-famine conditions only one of Sudan’s problemsIn Haiti, a child a minute is uprooted by gang violenceAnd… a 5,000-metre mountain is named in honour of the UN

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UN News Today July 1

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:59:14 +0000

This is UN News Today with me Daniel Johnson....the headlines:Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalationAfghanistan’s de facto authorities take part in international talks in DohaAnd…why UN rights chief Volker Türk believes that the world of sports is not immune from the goal of human rights for all

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News in Brief 25 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:07:41 +0000

There’s a new famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food.Top court the ICC, issues arrest warrants against senior Russian officials for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.And…Julian Assange’s release is welcomed by the Human Rights Council’s independent expert on torture.

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News in Brief 24 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:26:17 +0000

The head of the biggest UN agency in Gaza warns that an entire generation could be lost;In the latest outrage in Sudan, a maternity hospital comes under fire; And it’s time for the ‘war on drugs’ to end, the Human Rights Council hears

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News in Brief 21 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:06:45 +0000

Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agenciesInternal displacement set to surge as paths of climate change and conflict meet #HRC56UNHCR rushes support to Rohingya refugees hit by deadly landslides in Bangladesh

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News in Brief 20 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:33:21 +0000

Don’t forget Sudan crisis on World Refugee Day says aid agency chief GrandiGaza today: Scorching heat, dire aid shortages and heavy fighting, warns OCHAForeign direct investment declines for second year, UNCTAD report shows

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News in Brief 19 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:57:44 +0000

• The laws of war are being ‘consistently violated' by Israel during its Gaza bombing campaign, says the UN human rights office• Gazans are barely surviving amid the massive destruction• China is being urged to provide information on an imprisoned Uyghur doctor

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News in Brief 18 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:31:38 +0000

Gaza: UN rights chief’s ire amid fresh strikes on refugee campMyanmar in Human Rights Council spotlightStark variations in attitudes to migrants, asylum seekers: UNHCR

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News in Brief 13 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:36:53 +0000

Gaza: Malnourished children ‘dying before their families’ eyes’ Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR Africa not spending enough on quality education for children: UNICEF

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News in Brief 11 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:26:50 +0000

Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthi forces Gaza: ‘high time’ ceasefire and hostage release, says Guterres 49 migrants dead and 140 missing in shipwreck off Yemen coast: IOM

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News in Brief 11 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:26:50 +0000

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News in Brief 10 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:38:04 +0000

Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital Rights abuses against civilians still rampant in eastern DR Congo Almost all women in Gaza say families struggling to survive: UN Women

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News in Brief 7 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:49:04 +0000

Amid Gaza war, kids now work so families can survive: UN labour agency ‘Unimaginable trauma’ haunts Sudan’s displaced while violence, famine threaten millionsClimate change impacts on health of pregnant women, children, older people

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News in Brief 4 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:02:43 +0000

More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief Let’s break free from climate chaos, urges UN chief for Environment DayIncrease in migrants from Middle East and Asia on Africa migration routes: UNHCR

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News in Brief 3 June 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:10:49 +0000

WFP reaches Haiti’s capital with truckloads of foodGaza: conditions ‘unspeakable’ as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWAGlobal pandemic treaty to be agreed by 2025, says UN health agency: WHO

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News in Brief 31 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 31 May 2024 16:22:03 +0000

Afghanistan: Children the main victims of flash flood disaster: FAOSudan crisis has left millions at imminent risk of famine: WFP Gaza: Kids are starving, warns UN health agency: WHO, UNOCHA

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News in Brief 30 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 30 May 2024 15:11:42 +0000

As Israeli ground incursions into Gaza continue, aid is cut by two-thirdsSudan: ‘Noose of war’ tightens on civilians in El Fasher: top UN official Mali in rights spotlight over widespread recruitment of children in conflict zones

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News in Brief 27 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 27 May 2024 15:25:22 +0000

Papua New Guinea landslide: UN chief’s solidarity with victims Gaza: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displacedPandemic treaty is a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’, says GuterresHaiti: 2 in 3 households do not have enough to eat, says WFP

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News in Brief 24 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:21:42 +0000

World court orders Israel to halt Rafah operation immediately COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy: WHOUkraine: Kharkiv city still under attack, sparking further displacement, says OHCHR

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News in Brief 22 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 22 May 2024 16:51:29 +0000

Gaza: Conflict in Rafah puts key relief supplies warehouses out of reach Geopolitical tensions threaten global trade, warns UN’s Amina MohammedBiodiversity breakdown alert: one million species under threat, says UNEP

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News in Brief 21 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:55:25 +0000

Gaza: UN health agency’s Tedros calls for end to siege of Al-Awda hospital Ukraine: 16,000 uprooted by deadly Kharkiv escalation, humanitarians warn OCHA aid call for southern African nations suffering worst drought in 100 years #ElNiño

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News in Brief 16 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:14:02 +0000

Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle Global temperature record streak continues: WMOTürk welcomes 20-year jail sentence for Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanity

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News in Brief 14 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:25:57 +0000

450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continuesUkraine: UN rights office expresses deep concern over Russia’s eastern offensive Afghanistan flood disaster is not an anomaly, warns UN World Food Programme

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News in Brief 13 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 May 2024 14:49:08 +0000

Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN issues $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West BankUkraine: aid teams warn as Russian offensive in Kharkiv heightens displacement fearsCountless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams

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News in Brief 10 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:47:51 +0000

Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow Myanmar spike in fighting fuels humanitarian emergency: OCHA Belarus probe finds torture of detainees is systematic: rights experts

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News in Brief 9 May 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:10:41 +0000

Gaza: 80,000 flee Rafah amid Israeli military escalation fears, say UN humanitarians Former Guantanamo Bay detainee faces re-victimisation in Algeria, right experts warn Early data on vaccine ‘patches’ is welcome news in battle against measles: WHO

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Unexploded weapons: One of many existential threats in Gaza

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:48:47 +0000

A vast array of weaponry has been used in the last seven months of conflict in Gaza, so much so that UN mine action experts say that land potentially contaminated with unexploded ordnance will take years to make safe.Patrick McCabe is a UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) veteran whose job is to help civilians move around Gaza as safely as possible, now and when the fighting ends.He spoke to UN News’s Daniel Johnson, about what he’d seen in the shattered enclave so far.

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News in Brief 30 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:01:36 +0000

‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Rafah from feared Israeli attack: UNRWA Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in LebanonUN rights chief Türk ‘troubled’ by law enforcement crackdown on Gaza protests in US

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News in Brief 26 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:55:10 +0000

Gaza humanitarian update, rights experts’ appeal over aid accessSudan: Civilians ‘are trapped’ in El-Fasher, warns UN’s Türk ‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency

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News in Brief 25 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:57:54 +0000

Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measureUK gender change therapy review reveals devastating impacts on kids, says top rights expertIndependent rights body to investigate fate of missing persons in Syria

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News in Brief 24 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:31:41 +0000

Gaza: People ‘are clearly dying’ from hunger, warns UN food agency Global hunger set to rise amid record displacement, warn FAO, UNHCRTanzania in rights spotlight over ritual attacks on people with albinsm

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News in Brief 23 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:31:44 +0000

Gaza mass graves uncovered with victims’ hands tied: UN’s TürkEthiopia clashes displace 50,000, warn UN humanitarians Asia, the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate shocks: WMO

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News in Brief 22 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:59:00 +0000

Gaza violence continues unabated, claims lives of civiliansClimate shocks lie behind rise in workplace dangers and deaths: ILOAirlines, aviation authorities should not facilitate unlawful removals to Rwanda, top rights experts say

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News in Brief 19 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:45:34 +0000

Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans Rights chief Türk urges peace for shattered DR Congo communities Fears of Middle East escalation undiminished amid ongoing violence

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News in Brief 18 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:31:18 +0000

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News in Brief 16 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:01:41 +0000

Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief calls for end to civilian suffering Ethiopia hunger rates focus of pledging forum: OCHAUN migration agency calls for $112 million to save lives in Africa and Yemen

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News in Brief 15 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:05:17 +0000

Gaza: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli militarySudan crisis in international spotlight one year since war beganGrower taskforce mulls action to tackle spike in plant pests

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News in Brief 12 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:02:50 +0000

Gaza: No improvement in aid access to north, insists senior UN aid official Sudan facing looming famine, warn humanitariansUkraine war leaves 3.3 million in dire need on frontlines: IOM 

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News in Brief 8 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:30:29 +0000

Palestine UN membership in spotlight amid Rafah invasion fears Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease immediately’: UN atomic watchdogHealthcare ‘inaccessible’ for displaced people, warns UN migration agency

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News in Brief 5 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:53:19 +0000

Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military strategy @UNHumanRights @antonioguterresSudan: UN food agency convoy reaches Darfurs for first time in months @WFPGlobal deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera

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News in Brief 2 April 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:46:40 +0000

Gaza: health system ‘barely surviving’ warns UN health agency chiefUkrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’, Türk tells Human Rights Council Malawi drought affects nearly two million farming families

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News in Brief 28 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:36:27 +0000

Gaza: health system ‘barely surviving’ warns UN health agency chiefSudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF Refugee agency launches $1.4 billion appeal for South Sudan

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News in Brief 27 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:05:12 +0000

Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began 783 million people go hungry today but one-fifth of all food goes to waste Cameroon: vital aid assistance under threat, warn UNHCR, WFP

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News in Brief 26 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:57:31 +0000

Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnightOne in three migrant deaths linked to countries at war or with large refugee populationsDevastating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo: UNHCR

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News in Brief 25 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:51:58 +0000

We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat nears Deadly cholera infections spreading fast in Somalia, warn UN aid teamsYemen conflict enters 10th year with 17 million-plus people in need of health aid

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News in Brief 22 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:10:42 +0000

Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger Mass grave found in Libya highlights migrant horror, says UN migration agencyAid ramps up to Mozambique communities impacted by tropical storm Filipo

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News in Brief 21 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:56:22 +0000

Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call Sudan war could see 222,000 children die from malnutrition, says aid coordinatorMobile phones called to order for part in 62 million tonnes of e-waste

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News in Brief 20 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:41:41 +0000

Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month M-pox deaths falling everywhere but Africa, says UN health agency expert panel Belarus opponents ‘increasingly oppressed and punished’: Human Rights Council

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News in Brief 19 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:12:22 +0000

Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warnForced labour exploiters make $236 billion a year, says ILO More climate records smashed, WMO report confirms

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News in Brief 18 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:56:28 +0000

Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests, say rights investigators ‘Pandemic treaty’ deal enters final week of negotiations

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News in Brief 15 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:07:24 +0000

I lost hope and will to live in Russian jail, says Ukraine prisoner of war Gaza: Nearly 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’Sudan: hunger ‘pervasive’ in Khartoum streets, warns UNICEF

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News in Brief 13 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:16:40 +0000

Gaza: More children dead from war than from four years of global conflict Ukraine: Condemnation after Russian strike kills dozens in Dnipro regionWith internal displacement at a record high, UN aid chief backs solutions

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News in Brief 14 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:33:16 +0000

Gaza: Aid missions risk being halted without security guaranteesHaiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief Human Rights Council: Climate crisis a principal factor in global hunger emergency

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News in Brief 13 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:24:34 +0000

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News in Brief 12 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:44:44 +0000

Gaza: Ceasefire now, urges UN Secretary-General on first day of RamadanWFP races to preposition aid in Chad for Sudan’s displacedRampant abuse of counter-terrorism laws globally, Human Rights Council hears

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News in Brief 11 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:10:45 +0000

Gaza: Ceasefire now, urges UN Secretary-General on first day of RamadanSyria in grip of violence not seen in years, warn top rights expertsTruth and justice call for disappeared Thai lawyer

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News in Brief 7 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:26:34 +0000

Gaza: Fears over growing toll of starvation among youngSudan: UN chief leads call for Ramadan cessation of hostilitiesNigeria mass abductions condemned

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News in Brief 6 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:35:24 +0000

Gaza humanitarian update 11 months into Sudan war, ‘world's worst hunger crisis’ looms 2023 was deadliest year on record for migrants

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News in Brief 5 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:34:42 +0000

North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hungerEl Niño weakens but impacts continueDrug controls: UN-backed body offers e-solutions to counter narcotics surge

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News in Brief 4 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:46:04 +0000

Gaza: Gaza conflict could fuel much wider Middle East ‘conflagration’, warns UN rights chiefTürk: ‘Mega election year’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: Pacific accounts for nine in 10 most obese countries in the world (WHO)

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News in Brief 1 March 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:45:47 +0000

Gaza: Worst famine fears realized as 10th child reportedly starves to deathMyanmar crisis now a never-ending nightmare, warns UN rights chiefSudan’s displaced in desperate need of basics to survive: UNHCR

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News in Brief 29 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:02:38 +0000

‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights CouncilRisks from climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss are realUN chief “committed” to Sudan as UNITAMS mission ends

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News in Brief 28 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:46:59 +0000

Gaza: Famine imminent without more aid relief, warn UN humanitarians All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief Aid agencies underscore need to help Ethiopians brought low by climate, war and disease

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News in Brief 27 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:54:51 +0000

Gaza: Frustration mounts over blocked UN aid missions Peacekeepers’ alarm over exchanges of fire on Israel-Lebanon border $9 billion investment boost for global internet connectivity: ITU

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News in Brief 26 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:41:47 +0000

With eyes on Gaza, UN chief launches rights protection pledge UN migration agency teams up with top manufacturer against ‘slave’ labour Russian anti-war campaigner’s harassment reflects pressure on judiciary: top rights expert

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News in Brief 14 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:45:34 +0000

Gaza: Rafah invasion would be a disaster ‘beyond imagination’ UNICEF steps up fight against cholera in eastern and southern Africa Condemnation for new attacks on public cases in Ukraine

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News in Brief 13 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:03:03 +0000

Gazans ‘living in fear’ of Israeli assault on Rafah, warns top UN aid officialSenegal: UN rights office concern over suspended election People of Sudan facing ‘life or death’ situation: WHO

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News in Brief 12 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:20:57 +0000

Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of ‘ocean of need’Economic progress must be linked to a ‘human rights economy’, say experts68,000 children affected by Nepal earthquake still need urgent assistance: UNICEF

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News in Brief 9 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:47:49 +0000

Gaza: UN health agency warns over continuing healthcare attacksSudan war leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutritionHaiti’s people suffering ‘deepening human rights catastrophe’, warns Türk

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News in Brief 8 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:06:31 +0000

Gaza: UN’s top aid official reiterates extreme concern over Israeli ground offensive in Rafah ‘Debt caps’ needed to save developing countries from financial disaster: UNCTAD Mexico dreams: UN initiative offers hope for migrant workers in Mexico

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News in Brief 7 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:38:24 +0000

Gaza war enters fifth month amid fears for hospital under siege UNRWA Sudan appeal launches for war victims left with nothing UNOCHA Ukraine: top UN aid official denounces attacks on public places

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News in Brief 6 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:09:25 +0000

Gaza: War crimes fears over Israeli ground invasion of RafahThousands still struggling one year on from Syria-Turkïye earthquakesVaccine push underway in southern Africa amid unprecedented cholera spike

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News in Brief 5 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:20:29 +0000

Gaza: Northern aid push frustrated as regional tensions rise Top rights experts spotlight deepening Sudan crisis Digital platforms and AI ‘facilitating’ child abuse, warns Special Rapporteur

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News in Brief 2 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:10:35 +0000

Gaza: Rafah now a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues Sudan war leaves 90 per cent of country’s most vulnerable going hungry Taliban dress code arrests of women and girls must end, say top rights experts

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News in Brief 1 February 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:59:36 +0000

Gaza: Aid operations are in peril, UN agency warns amid funding crisis122 journalists killed while reporting on Gaza crisis, say top rights experts UN Human Rights chief appalled by alleged summary executions in Mali

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News in Brief 31 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:47:32 +0000

We cannot abandon the people of Gaza, say chiefs of UN agencies in appeal for UNRWA Torture used to obtain evidence in Hong Kong trial, claim rights experts At least 170,000 children displaced amid violence in Haiti: UNICEF

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News in Brief 29 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:31:54 +0000

Gaza: ‘Simply not enough food’ to go around, warn UN humanitariansUN migration agency alert over Mediterranean deaths spikeWHO hails global progress on eliminating dangerous fats from food shelves

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News in Brief 26 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:19:44 +0000

World court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in GazaGaza: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders Sudan: Dire plight of more than 10 million displaced by conflictAlabama execution comment – UN rights chief Türk

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News in Brief 25 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:41:41 +0000

Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians $1.8 billion needed to restore Libyan communities after catastrophic floodingStigma and shame still surround leprosy victims, warn top rights experts

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News in Brief 23 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:35:04 +0000

Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’ UNHCR raises alarm over dramatic rise in Rohingya deaths at seaHalf of Yemen’s children are malnourished, warns UN health agency

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News in Brief 22 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:20:43 +0000

Gaza war: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs go on rising Tedros concern that countries will miss deadline for pandemic treaty UN migration agency issues first ever global annual appeal, calling for $7.9 billion

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News in Brief 22 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:20:43 +0000

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Gaza is ‘hell’ for newborns and mothers, warns UN Children’s Fund

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:50:53 +0000

Emirati Hospital in southern Gaza is one of last functioning maternity facilities in all of Gaza where “there aren’t enough staff and not enough medicine” for women about to give birth, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.Amid ongoing active conflict that has killed tens of thousands, UNICEF is doing its utmost to help, by delivering essential relief supplies to health teams, formula milk, clothes and food for women too weak to breastfeed. But much more needs to be done to save lives - and ensure greater aid access to the enclave – said UNICEF’s Tess Ingram, who’s just back from a heartbreaking humanitarian mission to Rafah and Khan Younis.Here she is speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 19 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:27:09 +0000

Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief, warn UN aid teamsSudan war: UN investigators begin probe into human rights violations Sri Lanka anti-terror bill revisions are serious concern, says UN rights office

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News in Brief 18 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:08:50 +0000

Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief, warn UN aid teamsSudan war: UN investigators begin probe into human rights violations Top rights expert on freedom of expression to visit the Philippines

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News in Brief 17 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:56:03 +0000

Gaza crisis: Back two-State solution urges UN chief, ‘once and for all’UN migration agency chief urges action to help Sudan’s displaced Inflation rises hit international investment, warns UNCTAD

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News in Brief 16 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:44:04 +0000

Gaza: Fewer than 1 in 4 aid missions given green light, says OCHASudan conflict passes sad milestone as UN rights office urges ceasefireWHO calls for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes

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News in Brief 15 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:42:33 +0000

No let-up in Gaza violence as war passes 100-day mark Ukraine war: UN launches $4.2 billion appeal to help most vulnerable166 million people require health assistance in 2024: WHO

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News in Brief 12 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:08:27 +0000

War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world courtPublic health risk from COVID remains high - WHOCabo Verde certified malaria-free

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News in Brief 10 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:38:34 +0000

Aid mission denials are latest threat to Gaza’s hospitals: OCHASustainable global recovery at risk from interlocking crises, warns UN labour agencyTop UN rights body elects Moroccan president for a year

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News in Brief 11 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:29:08 +0000

Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against IsraelHuman rights chief Türk rejects ‘blood libel’ accusation over Gaza criticismUN launches new plan to save migrants’ lives and promote legal pathways

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News in Brief 9 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:25:24 +0000

Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHODozens killed in Ukraine fighting as UN aid teams cite urgent needsElections in 2024 must be free and fair, says UN rights chief

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News in Brief 8 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:50:30 +0000

Gaza latest: Dire shortages of healthcare continueRights experts demand accountability for Israeli victims of sexual torturePlastic pollution study launches in the Antarctic: UN nuclear watchdog

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News in Brief 8 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:50:30 +0000

Gaza latest: Dire shortages of healthcare continueRights experts demand accountability for Israeli victims of sexual torturePlastic pollution study launches in the Antarctic: UN nuclear watchdog

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News in Brief 5 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:44:30 +0000

Gaza latest: nearly 600 healthcare attacks since start of war, says WHOMigration agency launches $69 million appeal for Gaza reliefCOVID-19 infections rise 52 per cent in a month

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Red Sea emergency hits consumers worldwide: UNCTAD

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:18:04 +0000

Houthi rebel attacks on ships using the Red Sea trade route off the coast of Yemen, are bad for global business and consumers everywhere but have also exposed a chronic shortage of vessels in the supply chain.That’s according to John Hoffman, chief of the trade logistics branch at the UN trade and development body UNCTAD.He’s been talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson about the impact of the action taken by the Houthis in protest at Israel’s continuing offensive in Gaza, the repercussions of protracted attacks on shipping for trade overall, and what the UN can do to help de-escalate the situation.

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News in Brief 4 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:39:24 +0000

Gaza crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays and obstacles UN rights chief Türk shocked by Iran mosque bombing On World Braille Day, UN health agency focuses on fixes for blurred vision

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News in Brief 3 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:11:14 +0000

Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills fiveUN chief appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ to prevent Middle East escalationRights experts’ alarm at death row ‘experiment’ in U.S.

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News in Brief 3 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:11:14 +0000

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News in Brief 2 January 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:58:08 +0000

Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitariansUkraine communities hit by surge in attacks from RussiaMyanmar refugees to receive boosted aid voucher

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Intense escalation in Gaza bombardment leaves medical teams facing impossible choices

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:37:31 +0000

UN humanitarians carried out an emergency fact-finding mission to central Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital on Christmas Day, in response to fears of mass casualties after reports that three refugee camps were hit by Israeli airstrikes.

Doctors at the hospital, which was already at full capacity, reported seeing “100-plus patients” brought in with serious injuries in just the first 30 minutes, with around the same number of dead bodies.

With ever decreasing space in the Strip to treat men, women and children needing urgent lifesaving care, many more will die, warned Sean Casey from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Mr. Casey is the UN health agency’s Emergency Medical Teams coordinator who took part in that mission to central Gaza. Here he is now talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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Intense escalation in Gaza bombardment leaves medical teams facing impossible choices

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:37:31 +0000

With ever decreasing space in the Strip to treat men, women and children needing urgent lifesaving care, many more will die, warned Sean Casey from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Mr. Casey is the UN health agency’s Emergency Medical Teams coordinator who took part in that mission to central Gaza. Here he is now talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 21 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:58:29 +0000

Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza
Sudan: Up to 300,000 displaced by latest surge in fighting
Hope in malaria fight as WHO recommends second jab

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News in Brief 21 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:58:29 +0000

Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern GazaSudan: Up to 300,000 displaced by latest surge in fightingHope in malaria fight as WHO recommends second jab

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News in Brief 20 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:22:18 +0000

Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns
Ukraine: OCHA condemnation for strikes on aid infrastructure by Russian military
IOM welcomes new migrant legislation in Greece

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News in Brief 20 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:22:18 +0000

Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns Ukraine: OCHA condemnation for strikes on aid infrastructure by Russian military IOM welcomes new migrant legislation in Greece

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News in Brief 6 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:50:13 +0000

Türk calls for independent investigations into alleged sexual attacks during Hamas massacre
Myanmar violence taking an unbearable toll on civilians, warns Türk
COP28 is about action, not politics, ‘posturing or point scoring,’ says UN climate chief

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News in Brief 6 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:50:13 +0000

Türk calls for independent investigations into alleged sexual attacks during Hamas massacre
Myanmar violence taking an unbearable toll on civilians, warns Türk
COP28 is about action, not politics, ‘posturing or point scoring,’ says UN climate chief

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News in Brief 6 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:50:13 +0000

Türk calls for independent investigations into alleged sexual attacks during Hamas massacre Myanmar violence taking an unbearable toll on civilians, warns TürkCOP28 is about action, not politics, ‘posturing or point scoring,’ says UN climate chief

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News in Brief 4 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:07:31 +0000

Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked amid escalating war in south
COP28: Call to aid developing countries coping with climate shocks
Somalia floods leave more than one million displaced

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News in Brief 4 December 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:07:31 +0000

Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked amid escalating war in southCOP28: Call to aid developing countries coping with climate shocks Somalia floods leave more than one million displaced

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News in Brief 30 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:50:21 +0000

COP28: UN chief warns that world is on course for ‘climate collapse’
Israel-Palestine crisis: New pause in fighting extends aid relief window
End ‘repugnant’ chemical weapons use once and for all, says UN chief

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News in Brief 30 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:50:21 +0000

COP28: UN chief warns that world is on course for ‘climate collapse’Israel-Palestine crisis: New pause in fighting extends aid relief windowEnd ‘repugnant’ chemical weapons use once and for all, says UN chief

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News in Brief 29 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:14:05 +0000

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency
Cost of eating healthily has risen 4.3 per cent since 2020: FAO
WHO: Europe has highest number of children with type 1 diabetes

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News in Brief 29 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:14:05 +0000

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agencyCost of eating healthily has risen 4.3 per cent since 2020: FAO WHO: Europe has highest number of children with type 1 diabetes

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News in Brief 20 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:15:56 +0000

Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continues
End the killing of children in armed conflict, urges top rights panel
UN agency WIPO in chorus with Abba icon over creatives’ platform

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News in Brief 20 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:15:56 +0000

Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continuesEnd the killing of children in armed conflict, urges top rights panelUN agency WIPO in chorus with Abba icon over creatives’ platform

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News in Brief 17 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:20:58 +0000

‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals close
UN’s Guterres in action call to stop road deaths
Myanmar’s surrendering soldiers must be treated humanely: OHCHR

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News in Brief 17 November 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:20:58 +0000

‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals closeUN’s Guterres in action call to stop road deaths Myanmar’s surrendering soldiers must be treated humanely: OHCHR

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Gaza-Israel crisis: Hospitals should not be a war zone, says UN’s emergency relief chief

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:02:00 +0000

In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, Martin Griffiths highlighted the plight of patients at Gaza City’s embattled Al-Shifa hospital, amid reports that medics have been trying to keep newborns warm in swaddling blankets because power for incubators has failed.

The top UN official also called for fuel to be allowed into the Strip so that humanitarian convoys can operate.

“Our role and our pledge and our message is, we are right there sitting in front of those people on the borders of Gaza in Rafah, ready to go at the right scale if we get the means to do so,” he said.

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Gaza-Israel crisis: Hospitals should not be a war zone, says UN’s emergency relief chief

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:02:00 +0000

Five weeks into the Gaza-Israel crisis, the UN’s top emergency relief official on Wednesday reiterated growing international calls for the warring parties to de-escalate, while expressing solidarity with hundreds of thousands of Gazans displaced by bombardment and an order from the Israeli military to leave the north of the enclave.In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, Martin Griffiths highlighted the plight of patients at Gaza City’s embattled Al-Shifa hospital, amid reports that medics have been trying to keep newborns warm in swaddling blankets because power for incubators has failed.The top UN official also called for fuel to be allowed into the Strip so that humanitarian convoys can operate.“Our role and our pledge and our message is, we are right there sitting in front of those people on the borders of Gaza in Rafah, ready to go at the right scale if we get the means to do so,” he said.ends

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Sudan conflict: First victims are children, says senior UNHCR worker

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:05:31 +0000

The heavy fighting that erupted in Sudan on 15 April has forced more than six million people from their homes and created a humanitarian catastrophe that the world must not continue to ignore.

That’s the urgent message from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR’s) Dominique Hyde, who’s just back from White Nile state, where she witnessed the deadly impact of months of conflict on the country’s most vulnerable people, who are now sheltering in hundreds of displacement camps.

Here she is now, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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Sudan conflict: First victims are children, says senior UNHCR worker

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:05:31 +0000

The heavy fighting that erupted in Sudan on 15 April has forced more than six million people from their homes and created a humanitarian catastrophe that the world must not continue to ignore.That’s the urgent message from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR’s) Dominique Hyde, who’s just back from White Nile state, where she witnessed the deadly impact of months of conflict on the country’s most vulnerable people, who are now sheltering in hundreds of displacement camps.Here she is now, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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‘Deep discussions’ ongoing to get aid into Gaza, says UN aid chief

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:48:09 +0000

Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where essential supplies and even body bags have reportedly run out, the UN’s top aid official insisted on Monday that reliable, dependable and constant supplies were needed immediately.

Martin Griffiths’ strong appeal comes as more than a million people have been uprooted from northern to southern Gaza since the Israeli military warned of an imminent offensive, prompted by Palestinian military group Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel.

In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, the veteran humanitarian expresses hope for his upcoming diplomatic mission to the Middle East, beginning with Cairo on Tuesday.

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‘Deep discussions’ ongoing to get aid into Gaza, says UN aid chief

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:48:09 +0000

In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, the veteran humanitarian expresses hope for his upcoming diplomatic mission to the Middle East, beginning with Cairo on Tuesday.

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Gaza-Israel: Rules of war not ‘optional’, insists UN rights chief

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:27:37 +0000

Six days since violence erupted in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday urged combatants to respect the Geneva Conventions – the rules of war.

Countries with influence on both sides should take steps to defuse the “powder keg” situation, Mr. Türk has insisted, amid evidence of summary execution of civilians by Palestinian armed groups and of on-going Israeli airstrikes on residential towers in Gaza city.

With more, here’s UN rights office, OHCHR, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, who’s been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson in Geneva.

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Gaza-Israel: Rules of war not ‘optional’, insists UN rights chief

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:27:37 +0000

With more, here’s UN rights office, OHCHR, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, who’s been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson in Geneva.

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UN agency working round the clock to provide shelter for thousands of Gazans

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:27:01 +0000

Amid ongoing Israeli reprisals in the Occupied Palestinian Territory following Hamas’s massive attack against Israel at the weekend, more than 73,000 people in Gaza have now sought shelter in UN schools there.

That’s the latest from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which expects the number of new arrivals to increase, while the violence continues to escalate.

With more, here’s UNWRA’s chief of communications Tamara Alrifai, whose been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson from Amman.

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UN agency working round the clock to provide shelter for thousands of Gazans

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:27:01 +0000

With more, here’s UNWRA’s chief of communications Tamara Alrifai, whose been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson from Amman.

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Syria crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, warn human rights probe investigators

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:59:14 +0000

The situation for ordinary Syrians is as bad as it’s ever been in the 12-plus years since war erupted there, top UN-appointed human rights investigators have said.A new report from the UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria has highlighted some of the causes: escalating violence along multiple front lines, severe economic woes and persistent human rights violations and abuse.

With more, here’s Commissioner Lynn Welchman, talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson in Geneva.

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Syria crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, warn human rights probe investigators

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:59:14 +0000

With more, here’s Commissioner Lynn Welchman, talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson in Geneva.

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UN News reporter on frontline of deadly forest fires in Greece, as WMO declares ‘hottest’ July ever

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:39:40 +0000

As the UN weather agency WMO declared on Thursday that July is likely to be the hottest on record, UN News reporter Katy Dartford had other problems on her mind: filing her news bulletin from Greece, where forest fires have been raging.

Speaking from Corfu - where the wildfires have thankfully calmed down a bit since Monday – Katy puts the WMO’s announcement into context.

Here she is now, talking to Daniel Johnson.

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Move over AI, say hello to AGI and Disruptive-tech – the new buzzwords in IT

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:29:40 +0000

Artificial Intelligence may be the buzzword of the day, but before we know it, two new concepts may soon steal the limelight: Disruptive-tech and Artificial General Intelligence.

That’s according to Janet Adams, chief operating officer of AI experts SingularityNet, who maintains that these up-and-coming technologies have massive potential to combat inequality, in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda.

To find out more, UN News's Elma Okic caught up with Ms. Adams at the AI For Good Summit in Geneva earlier this month.

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The short and sweet of the aspartame debate: No cause for alarm

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:04:07 +0000

The artificial sweetener aspartame that’s widely used in fizzy drinks has just been classified as “possibly” cancer-causing by UN scientists - but there’s no cause for alarm.

That’s the key message from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), whose assessment of aspartame was carried out on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), by an expert panel of nutritional epidemiology and nutritional toxicology scientists.

With more details on what these findings mean for all of us, UN News’s Daniel Johnson spoke to IARC’s Mary Schubauer-Berigan, who’s head of the agency’s Monographs Programme.

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News in Brief 11 July 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:54:12 +0000

Sudan crisis: Thousands continue to flee Darfurs seeking safety in Chad, warn UN aid teams
Financial distress affects eight in 10 of Ukraine’s displaced, warns UN migration agency
UN rights chief calls for respect as States gather to discuss Quran burning stunt

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‘Action is the antidote to despair’: Joan Baez backs UN push for SDGs

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:37:26 +0000

Joan Baez needs no introduction. The legendary artist and peace icon has been inspiring generations of activists for decades to stand up against war, poverty and injustice.

While at the UN in Geneva, she sat down with UN News’s Daniel Johnson to talk about her earliest encounter with the UN and which of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) resonates the most with her. She pointed to the climate crisis as today’s most pressing struggle, warning that “if we don’t get it, it’s going to get us”.

The performer famous for her era-defining rendition of the protest song “We Shall Overcome” also spoke about why in the face of conflict and despair, she continues to choose action and “do her part”.

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Cost-of-living crunch is not over so we’re pushing to keep grain, fertilizer accord alive: UNCTAD

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:01:03 +0000

The cost-of-living crisis continues to affect the world’s poorest families, which is all the more reason to redouble efforts to push for grain and fertilizer to leave key Black Sea ports, top UN economist Rebeca Grynspan said on Tuesday.

Ms. Grynspan, who is Secretary-General of the UN trade and development body UNCTAD, said although “there are things that are very difficult to solve… the UN will not spare any effort in trying to make this continue working for the future”.

Before 18 July – when a 60-day extension of the Black Sea Initiative by Russia is set to expire – Ms. Grynspan told UN News’s Daniel Johnson she’d likely head to Moscow to continue negotiations.

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News in Brief 19 May 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 May 2023 15:34:58 +0000

Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict
WFP renews appeals to help Cyclone Mocha victims in Myanmar, Bangladesh
Cholera now a ticking global timebomb, warns UN health agency and UNICEF

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After Cyclone Mocha, how UN aid teams are helping rebuild lives

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 May 2023 14:23:16 +0000

The bamboo homes of Myanmar’s most vulnerable communities were no match for Cyclone Mocha which has left people with nothing, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.

With the latest from the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, here’s the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Anthea Webb, Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 15 May 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 15 May 2023 15:31:12 +0000

WHO advises against using non-sugar sweeteners
Decriminalizing homosexuality will save lives: UNAIDS
Countries agree to phase out widely used toxic chemicals

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The health worker initiative easing stress of COVID-19 burnout

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:41:59 +0000

Latest data shared by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that one in two frontline health workers suffered burnout during COVID-19.

To help protect these key staff in the event of another pandemic, the WHO has convened its Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health, in Geneva.

Participants include Dr Emma O’Brien from The Royal Melbourne Hospital, whose celebrated music therapy ensemble known as the Scrub Choir, most recently provided comfort to 1,000 under-pressure health workers, as she tells UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

First, though, we’ll hear from the WHO’s Workforce Director Jim Campbell, who explains why an action plan is needed so urgently to strengthen the global health workforce.

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News in Brief 14 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:42:28 +0000

More than one in two Syrians now food insecure – WFP
55 countries face unsustainable health worker crunch linked to COVID-19
UNHCR launches new appeal for displaced Afghans and host countries

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Horn of Africa hunger emergency sparks surge in disease, warns WHO

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:30:19 +0000

As if the situation wasn’t bad enough for people facing starvation in the Greater Horn of Africa region, now UN humanitarians have warned that they’re in the grip of surging disease, linked to malnutrition.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, have been particularly affected.

All seven countries are battling measles outbreaks, four have reported cholera outbreaks and malaria is a serious threat in Sudan.

With more on the human impact of this ongoing emergency, here’s Liesbeth Aelbrecht, WHO Incident Manager, talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 13 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:20:30 +0000

Syria rights investigators back calls for earthquake ‘failures’ probe
Disability support under threat from workforce crisis, Human Rights Council hears
Myanmar: Social media companies must stand up to junta’s online terror campaign say rights experts

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News in Brief 7 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:11:27 +0000

Secretary-General lands in Poland ahead of Ukraine visit
Tropical Cyclone Freddy set to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi: UNICEF, WMO
UN launches $876 million appeal for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi hosts

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News in Brief 3 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:51:24 +0000

Myanmar: Tatmadaw’s ‘scorched earth’ policy in spotlight
Iran urged to investigate allegations of school ‘poisonings’
For first time, women represented in all parliaments worldwide

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News in Brief 3 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:51:24 +0000

Myanmar: Tatmadaw’s ‘scorched earth’ policy in spotlight
Iran urged to investigate allegations of school ‘poisonings’
For first time, women represented in all parliaments worldwide

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News in Brief 2 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:46:42 +0000

Guterres calls for ‘a path out’ for Al-Hol detainees
Ration cuts ‘a matter of life and death’ for Rohingya refugees
Niger to sign key UN water security convention for Lake Chad

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News in Brief 1 March 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:35:23 +0000

UN’s Guterres heads to Iraq for first visit in 6 years
Lack of social protection for children seen all over the world
Sustainable development can save world from ‘destructive spiral’: Türk

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After 30 years of fighting, hunger the last straw for Horn of Africa’s most vulnerable: UNHCR

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:53:54 +0000

Survivors of decades of conflict in the Horn of Africa have told the UN how hunger and drought have finally uprooted them from their homes.

To help 3.3 million people who’ve been displaced in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued an urgent appeal this week for $137 million.

And although famine was narrowly prevented last year, the humanitarian outlook for 2023 is extremely uncertain, as the agency’s Olga Sarrado tells UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 28 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:28:36 +0000

Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
Mozambique targets 720,000 in cholera vaccination drive: WHO
Patent filings hit record high in 2022: WIPO

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News in Brief 27 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:22:23 +0000

Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine
UN seeks $4.3 billion to help 17 million most vulnerable Yemenis
Italy shipwreck prompts call for safe, legal migration routes

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News in Brief 24 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:32:40 +0000

Ukraine: devastating year of conflict’s impact on children
Southern Africa cholera spike fears after Cyclone Freddy

Türkiye, Syria earthquake relief update

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News in Brief 23 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:21:33 +0000

Ukraine: war must stop, we have no time to lose, urges Guterres
Top UN official condemns West Bank killings
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth

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News in Brief 22 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:13:08 +0000

Ukraine: deliberate destruction of culture must stop, say rights experts
Israeli judicial reform undermines checks on executive power: UN rights chief

Algeria: rights expert says crackdown on equality activists must end

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News in Brief 21 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:36:58 +0000

1.5 million homeless in Türkiye after earthquake disaster: UNDP
UN rights chief deplores Ukraine civilian death toll
$1.3 billion appeal for South Sudan refugees: UNHCR

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News in Brief 20 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:00:51 +0000

Guterres condemnation for North Korea ballistic missile launches
Language rights are key to pushing back against nationalist rhetoric: Special Rapporteur
UN atomic energy agency in discussions with Iran over uranium enrichment reports
UN’s famine prevention expert: drought-hit communities know what they need

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News in Brief 17 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:19:40 +0000

Aid continues to roll into quake-hit Syria to prevent a second disaster
UNHCR and partners seek $605 million for one million Congolese displaced
Ukraine: WHO increases 2023 appeal to $240m as one year mark nears since Russia invasion

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News in Brief 16 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:56:31 +0000

Guterres leads call to extend education to kids in emergencies
$84 million appeal launched to address migrant flows to Yemen: IOM
UN chief launches $1 billion humanitarian appeal for Türkiye

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Digital ambition: How one Afghan student plans to get girls back to school

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:07:07 +0000

Somaya Faruqi is one of the lucky ones. She managed to escape from Afghanistan in August 2021, just as the Taliban overran the country’s capital. Today, while the 20-year-old engineering student pursues a degree at Missouri S&T university in the US, her former classmates back home have been banned from the classroom by the de facto authorities.

In support of this week’s Education Cannot Wait conference in Geneva and its call for learning support in emergencies, Somaya has been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson. She strongly believes education can help change discriminatory views about girls, women and their place in society.

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News in Brief 15 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:32:26 +0000

Ukraine: UN appeals for $5.6 billion to help millions affected by relentless conflict
Türkiye, Syria quake update – UN agencies
Bangladesh: rights expert points to ‘needless suffering’ of leprosy patients
UNESCO hosts global conference to tackle online disinformation and hate speech

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Some Ukraine towns practically erased, one year into invasion

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:37:54 +0000

Nearly one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the scale of destruction in the south and east has been massive - so much so, that one senior UN humanitarian worker has told UN News some towns “don’t even exist anymore”.

To help the vulnerable communities struggling to survive, the UN migration agency, IOM, has been stepping up aid and support.

That includes towns like Znamyanka in central Ukraine, where people fleeing escalating conflict further east have been arriving in search of shelter, as IOM’s Johannes Fromholt has been telling Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 14 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:39:04 +0000

Earthquake humanitarian update: UN agencies
Marburg virus strikes Equatorial Guinea: WHO response
UN rights chief’s concern over Tunisia crackdown
Grasslands could be part of global carbon storage solution: FAO

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Syria quake disaster: Aleppo residents too scared to go home, warn UN rescue teams

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:37:12 +0000

Aid teams on the ground in Syria are working round the clock to help those displaced by last week’s earthquake disaster, but the needs remain massive, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

In Aleppo, where families have found shelter in schools, mosques and churches, the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination team (UNDAC) expressed concern that conditions are cramped and unsuitable, while many remain too terrified to return to their homes, fearing that they might collapse.

With more, here’s UNDAC Syria chief Samir Elhawary, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 13 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:43:32 +0000

Earthquake humanitarian update: UN agencies
Construction begins on Yazidi genocide memorial: IOM
Cambodia: OHCHR chief condemns closure of last independent newspaper
Top rights experts say Israel should be held accountable for destroyed homes

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Earthquake latest: ‘Miracle’ rescues that keep hope alive amid destruction

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:02:02 +0000

More than 6,000 high-rise buildings are known to have collapsed in last Monday’s devastating earthquake in Türkiye, killing thousands, but rescuers have not given up hope of finding survivors.

That’s the message from veteran UN disaster relief coordinator Winston Chang, who’s based at Türkiye’s national emergency management centre in Ankara.

Here he is now, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson, with the latest on the international search and rescue effort.

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News in Brief 10 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:42:33 +0000

More aid reaches Syria’s quake victims but it’s not enough
Rights experts call for new US policing approach after 'brutal deaths'
UNFPA scales up protection for women at risk of sexual violence in Horn of Africa

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News in Brief 10 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:42:33 +0000

More aid reaches Syria’s quake victims but it’s not enough
Rights experts call for new US policing approach after 'brutal deaths'
UNFPA scales up protection for women at risk of sexual violence in Horn of Africa

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News in Brief 9 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:51:22 +0000

First UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s quake-hit northwest since disaster
Malawi in grip of deadliest cholera outbreak in the country’s history: WHO
Italy: Criminalization of sea-rescue activists must end, says rights expert

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News in Brief 8 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:02:57 +0000

Türkiye, Syria earthquake emergency update
UNHCR’s Grandi urges support and solutions for Ethiopia’s displaced
Somalia: humanitarian partners seek $2.6 billion to help 7.6 million

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News in Brief 7 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:18:55 +0000

Türkiye, Syria quake latest: full scale of disaster still unfolding: UN agencies
Security Council condemns attack against MONUSCO chopper in DR Congo
UN rights chief Türk calls for probe after scores killed in Somalia clashes

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News in Brief 6 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:58:19 +0000

Aid teams begin emergency response to Türkiye and Syria quake
UN chief’s top priorities for 2023: peace and equality for poorer nations
South Sudan: UNMISS strongly condemns deadly violence in Central Equatoria

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News in Brief 3 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:54:25 +0000

Ukraine: UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to war-ravaged east
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind breast cancer threat
Switzerland: UN rights panel hails asylum decision for Kurdish refugees

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News in Brief 2 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:52:46 +0000

Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis
Space security talks in Geneva must be ‘bold and ambitious’: Disarmament chief
UN aid teams step up relief for South Sudan’s displaced victims of violence

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We need new greenhouse gas emissions network, insists UN weather agency

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:20:57 +0000

The UN climate agency, WMO, has brought together governments and scientists in Geneva to push for the creation of a global greenhouse gas measuring network, that will help countries to adapt to climate change and mitigate its impacts.

With more on the initiative, here’s Dr Oksana Tarasova, Senior Scientific Officer at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), speaking to UN News’s Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer.

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News in Brief 1 February 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:08:46 +0000

WMO calls for radical overhaul of greenhouse gas monitoring
UNAIDS hails bid to end HIV in children in Africa
Myanmar: humanitarians committed to staying and delivering

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News in Brief 31 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:28:41 +0000

Amid increase in dangerous Rohingya boat journeys, IOM boosts support
Mali: rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group alleged crimes
Bangladesh urged to tackle migrant recruitment ‘middlemen’ scourge

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Mali’s power ‘vacuum’ leaves civilians targeted by extremists, warns refugee agency

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:43:44 +0000

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that every day in Mali, civilians are being attacked by extremists who are forcing them from their homes and in some cases following them to displacement camps, to target them once again.

This is what has happened recently to more than 3,700 Burkinabé refugees and Malians who fled N’Tillit village for Gao, the nearest city, located 120 kilometres away. With more on this alarming situation, here’s UNHCR Representative in Mali, Mohamed Touré, who’s been speaking to UN News’ Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 30 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:07:51 +0000

Tedros: COVID-19 still an international health threat
WHO calls for more urgency to tackle neglected tropical diseases
Libya: human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe

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News in Brief 25 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:35:28 +0000

Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO
Stand with Lake Chad region, urges UN deputy relief chief
Odesa added to UNESCO's World Heritage List amid threats of destruction

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UNRWA launches $1.6 billion funding appeal as humanitarian conditions worsen

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:35:22 +0000

Without $1.6 billion in funding for essential services and humanitarian aid to help Palestinian refugees this year, they could hit rock bottom, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency – or UNRWA – said on Tuesday.

In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini explains where the needs are most acute, and why the agency is an “indispensable” stabilizing force in the Middle East.

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People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:01:01 +0000

Disturbing new data released on Tuesday from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has highlighted concerns that most human trafficking victims who manage to escape, do so without the help of law enforcement.

The worry is that the COVID pandemic has forced governments to divert resources away from law enforcement activities that include tracking smuggling rings and locating victims.

The coronavirus is also believed to be responsible for a reported 11 per cent drop in the number of trafficking victims, but the devil is in the details, as UNODC’s Fabrizio Sarrica tells UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:01:01 +0000

The worry is that the COVID pandemic has forced governments to divert resources away from law enforcement activities that include tracking smuggling rings and locating victims.

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News in Brief 23 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:52:36 +0000

UN rights chief Türk condemns killing of Eswatini human rights lawyer, urges accountability
$2.54 billion needed to tackle health emergencies in 2023: WHO
Yemen: UN migration agency unveils water network for conflict-hit Marib

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‘Absolutely no place’ for sexual exploitation, top UN official raises alarm

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:00:21 +0000

Sexual exploitation and abuse of vulnerable communities have “absolutely no place” in the United Nations and more needs to be done to help victims raise the alarm.

That’s the message from the top UN official tasked with eradicating sexual and gender-based violence, Christian Saunders.

In an exclusive interview, Mr. Saunders explains how he wants all peacekeepers, humanitarian and development workers to understand, respect and implement the Organization’s zero-tolerance stance on sexual and gender-based abuse.

Victims’ needs must come first, but there are lots of other practical measures that can be implemented across UN operations to reduce the risk of abuse from happening at all, he told Daniel Johnson at UN News.

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News in Brief 19 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:42:28 +0000

UNESCO to honour Afghan girls and women on International Day of Education
Northern Ireland: UK ‘immunity’ legislation could hamper victims’ rights
Top rights experts to advise on Zambia lead poisoning court case

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News in Brief 18 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:23:50 +0000

Ukraine war: no chance for serious peace negotiations yet, say UN chief
Middle East gripped by cycle of violence, Security Council hears
Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle preventable disease threat: WHO

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News in Brief 16 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:18:45 +0000

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs - ILO
UN rights chief’s condemnation for Burkina Faso ‘broad daylight’ abductions
Pakistan: rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage

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News in Brief 16 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:18:45 +0000

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs - ILO
UN rights chief’s condemnation for Burkina Faso ‘broad daylight’ abductions
Pakistan: rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage

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News in Brief 16 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:18:45 +0000

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs - ILO
UN rights chief’s condemnation for Burkina Faso ‘broad daylight’ abductions
Pakistan: rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage

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News in Brief 16 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:18:45 +0000

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs - ILO
UN rights chief’s condemnation for Burkina Faso ‘broad daylight’ abductions
Pakistan: rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage

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News in Brief 13 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:11:41 +0000

Greece urged to halt trial against human rights defenders who helped migrants
WHO updates COVID isolation guidance
Indonesia: President’s apology for past rights violations welcomed: OHCHR

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News in Brief 12 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:00:11 +0000

2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: WMO
Uzbekistan: WHO warns over poisoning risk from contaminated medicines
‘Soaring needs’ in Central African Republic: OCHA

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News in Brief 11 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:31:43 +0000

Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak
UN emergency relief fund disburses $6 million for Cameroon’s most vulnerable
US border enforcement actions pose risk to fundamental rights, warns UN’s Türk

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News in Brief 10 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:15:16 +0000

COVID-19: China surge not a cause for concern for Europe ‘at this time’ says WHO
Tragedy of child mortality can be fixed with better healthcare access: UN
Iran: UN rights chief Türk warns against further ‘State-sanctioned killing’ of protesters

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News in Brief 9 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:09:15 +0000

UN chief ‘shocked’ by attack on Brazil’s Congress
Guterres urges radical global finance shake-up to help Pakistan after deadly floods
1.5 million vulnerable Pakistan children suffering from acute malnutrition: UNICEF

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‘Brutal’ temperature changes are the new normal, says UN meteorological agency

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:16:18 +0000

The rapid 10 degree Celsius rise in temperature across large parts of Europe before Christmas was “brutal” but it could be the shape of things to come, the UN Meteorological Organization WMO, said on Friday.

In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, Cyrille Honoré, head of the UN agency’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Services Branch, explains the science behind unusual weather patterns in Europe and elsewhere.

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News in Brief 6 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:17:24 +0000

Belarus: Trial of Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski ‘politically motivated’
New US border measures ‘not in line with international standards’: UNHCR
Myanmar amnesty still leaves thousands in detention, OHCHR warns

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News in Brief 5 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:35:33 +0000

Pakistan floods: 9 million more, risk being pushed into poverty
Warm start to 2023 breaks records across Europe: WMO
UN peacekeepers launch joint mission with DRC troops in North Kivu

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News in Brief 4 January 2023

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:38:11 +0000

Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to tackle food insecurity
Reach into your hearts and release all prisoners arbitrarily detained: UN rights chief
Syria, Palestine, DPRK on UN Security Council’s new year agenda

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News in Brief 30 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:50:58 +0000

UN chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’ in Bolivia
UN Rights chief appeals to save Myanmar refugees
Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign

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News in Brief 29 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:26:33 +0000

Peace needed now, ‘more than ever’: Guterres
Top UN and civil society officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women
Violent clashes in South Sudan stretch humanitarian operations

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News in Brief 27 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:47:31 +0000

Afghanistan: UN rights chief urges end to female discrimination
Indonesia’s ‘act of humanity’ for migrants adrift at sea
Ukraine: UN helps with vulnerable communities

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News in Brief 16 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:52:04 +0000

Global cholera spike driven by climate change: WHO
Afghanistan: top rights experts call on the Taliban to immediately halt executions
Scottish Parliament urged to adopt gender recognition reform

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News in Brief 15 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:13:15 +0000

UN emergency relief chief ends Ukraine visit pledging solidarity
Ukraine: Human Rights Council hears of summary executions
Communities must be empowered to lead fight against HIV pandemic, says UNAIDS

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News in Brief 14 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:49:28 +0000

South Sudan: UN Human Rights chief appeals for civilian attacks to stop
Clean water investment boost needed to prevent health crisis: Tedros
UN migration agency IOM accelerates winter support in Ukraine

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News in Brief 13 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:39:12 +0000

Ukraine: HIV patients in war-hit Donbass need antivirals now: WHO
Somalia: famine narrowly averted - for now, warn UN humanitarians
Global trade growth turns negative after record year: UNCTAD

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News in Brief 12 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:28:41 +0000

Global calorie intake increased by 9 per cent in last year @FAO
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen – UNICEF
Haiti famine risk rises, warns UN emergency food agency

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News in Brief 9 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:44:53 +0000

Tigray crisis: Assistance ramps up to refugees and displaced in northern Ethiopia - UNHCR
‘20 million jobs’ from nature-based solutions: ILO, UNEP
Amid intractable challenges, solutions are ‘within sight’: UN Human Rights chief

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News in Brief 8 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:01:39 +0000

Countries held the line against malaria cases and deaths in 2021: WHO
3.6 million children not at school in Ethiopia, says Education Cannot Wait
MPs ‘in danger’ across the world – but some good news too, IPU says in new report

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News in Brief 7 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:30:57 +0000

Ukraine people’s suffering must not become new normal, says UN rights chief
Thousands displaced by escalating conflict in South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile
WHO debates 'pandemic treaty' to prevent future threats

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News in Brief 6 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:31:39 +0000

80,000 people flee Somalia for Kenya’s Dadaab camps: UNHCR
394 million people in Europe require rehabilitation care: WHO
Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief

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News in Brief 2 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:26:02 +0000

Ukraine rights probe highlights destruction of energy and transportation grids
Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings: UNHCR
Global food prices hold steady in November: FAO

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UN aid chief: Humanitarians can’t help everyone, without more funding

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:55:59 +0000

Fifty-one point five billion dollars: that’s the staggering amount that UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has asked donors for, to help 230 million extremely vulnerable people in nearly 70 countries next year.

Although relief needs are growing, Mr. Griffiths is under no illusion that less than half of what he’s requested will be provided.

Which is why he’s convinced that the money should come from other sources, including non-earmarked development funding, and even a windfall tax on energy companies, as he explains to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 1 December 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:12:35 +0000

Legacy of slavery ‘reverberates to this day’ says UN’s Guterres
FAO appeals for $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people next year
Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO

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News in Brief 30 November 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:36:21 +0000

ILO data shows extent of cost-of-living crisis on poorest workers
Guidelines unveiled for fair and ethical recruitment of migrants
UN agencies fear having to cut food aid to most vulnerable in Chad

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Key biological weapons treaty talks must break deadlock, urges President

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:32:31 +0000

The current review of the world’s primary biological weapons treaty taking place in Geneva needs to “break the deadlock” over a verification mechanism, the top diplomat presiding the talks has told UN News.

Even if that thorny issue remains unresolved, there are other proposals on the table that could make it harder to produce lab-made threats in future, Ambassador Leonardo Bencini explains to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 29 November 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:47:16 +0000

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021, warns WMO
UNCTAD urges more shipping industry investment in sustainability
Uganda’s refugee response ‘bursting at the seams’, warns UNHCR

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News in Brief 28 November 2022

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:37:35 +0000

- WHO recommends adopting ‘mpox’ for monkeypox - ‘Critical opportunity’ to strengthen Biological Weapons Convention - UN Women launches advice for protection of women rights defenders in migration settings

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25 November 2022 News in Brief

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:09:41 +0000

Afghanistan: Taliban treatment of women may be crime against humanity
Tigray: High hunger levels despite stepped-up aid – WFP
Biological weapons discussions must reflect our changed world

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23 November 2022 News in Brief

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:29:06 +0000

Migrant deaths since 2014 top 50,000
Haiti: children account for two in five cholera cases (UNICEF)
Humanitarian sanction exemptions fall short

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News in Brief 22 November 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:49:03 +0000

Human rights chief Türk on Saudi Arabia executions
Iran: 300 people killed in protests since 16 September – UN rights office
UN chief urges action to stamp out violence against women

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News in Brief 21 November 2022

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:52:05 +0000

Myanmar: Rights expert urges Korea to play ‘enhanced leadership role’
WHO updates list of ‘priority pathogens’ including ‘Disease X’
2021 global intellectual property filings reached new records: WIPO

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Millions at mercy of devastating flooding across west and central Africa

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:41:31 +0000

Devastating flooding – the worst in a decade – has affected millions of people in west and central Africa, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Friday.

It’s appealed to all donors to step up their support for the most vulnerable, from Burkina Faso to Nigeria, where fields, farms and roads have been flooded.

With the latest, here’s UNHCR’s Olga Sarrado, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 28 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:06:44 +0000

Millions under threat of flooding across west, central Africa: UNHCR
Russia urged to repeal - not expand - restrictive LGBTI laws
Haiti: 96,000 displaced by gang violence, reports IOM

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News in Brief 27 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:05:34 +0000

Iran: Protest crackdown warrants independent international probe
Ecosystems more sensitive to nitrogen pollution than previously assumed
UN panel urges States to address stigma against indigenous women

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News in Brief 26 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:43:54 +0000

UN human rights condemns Kyrgyzstan arrests
WHO releases first list of health-threatening fungi
Chad’s ‘lethal repression’ of protests in UN human rights spotlight

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News in Brief 25 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:17:46 +0000

Ukraine war: at least 6,374 civilians confirmed dead, reports UN rights office
#Malaysia in spotlight over refoulement of Myanmar’s most vulnerable
UNICEF on growing heatwave threat to world’s children

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News in Brief 11 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:40:07 +0000

Ukraine: UN rights office condemnation for wave of missile attacks
DR Congo sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence
WMO report urges swifter action on transition to clean energy

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News in Brief 10 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:19:10 +0000

#Ukraine: Horrifying and large scale strikes an ‘unacceptable escalation’ – UN chief
Humanitarians cannot solve impact of deadly heatwaves alone, says relief chief in mitigation action call
Rights experts call for immediate release of jailed Nobel winner in Belarus

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News in Brief 7 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:54:29 +0000

Human Rights Council appoints top rights investigator on Russia
Aid relief reaches reclaimed towns and cities in Ukraine’s Kharkiv oblast
Egypt: rights experts alarmed by civil society restrictions ahead of climate summit
Global food prices drop in September but cereal prices remain high

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News in Brief 6 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:45:03 +0000

Horrific Thailand shooting prompts swift condemnation: UNICEF
Suicide prevention campaign launches in Africa
Ecuador: Torture prevention rights experts' concern mounts over prison crisis

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News in Brief 5 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:53:01 +0000

Torture and hate speech in DR Congo: OHCHR
Somalia: grave humanitarian crisis affects more than seven million
Ukraine: 50,000 computers provided to teachers in Google/UNESCO project

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News in Brief 5 October 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:53:01 +0000

Torture and hate speech in DR Congo: OHCHR
Somalia: grave humanitarian crisis affects more than seven million
Ukraine: 50,000 computers provided to teachers in Google/UNESCO project

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News in Brief 30 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:16:37 +0000

UN Envoy ‘saddened’ at death of boy, 7, in occupied West Bank
Little progress in combating systemic racism against people of African descent: OHCHR
Condemnation for deadly attack on Afghan educational centre

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News in Brief 29 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:50:28 +0000

Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing food to the most in need
Africa: bid begins to stop the spread of invasive malaria-carrying mosquito
Reprisals continue against people cooperating with the UN

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News in Brief 27 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:28:16 +0000

UN rights office condemns violent response to hijab protests
Russia: alarm at arrests of demonstrators against Ukraine war mobilisation
DR Congo families return home from Zambia: UNHCR

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News in Brief 27 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:28:16 +0000

UN rights office condemns violent response to hijab protests
Russia: alarm at arrests of demonstrators against Ukraine war mobilisation
DR Congo families return home from Zambia: UNHCR

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News in Brief 26 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:28:40 +0000

Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
Torture 'systematically practised' in Venezuela, sanctioned at highest level
South Sudan violence proliferating all over the country, experts warn

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News in Brief 26 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:28:40 +0000

Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
Torture 'systematically practised' in Venezuela, sanctioned at highest level
South Sudan violence proliferating all over the country, experts warn

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News in Brief 14 September 2022

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:37:59 +0000

Palestinian opportunities dwindle, while Israeli settlements grow: UNCTAD
Syria: Return to larger-scale fighting may beckon, warn rights experts
Ukraine’s people need continuing international solidarity: IOM chief

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Pakistan emergency flood response is underway, but food security fears persist

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:43:14 +0000

Amid catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, UN humanitarians have raced to offer support to the Government, in the crucial early days of the relief effort.

Beyond the immediate challenge of reaching all those stranded by the high waters, fears remain about next season’s harvest, if the waters do not recede in time for planting.

With more, here’s the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country Director for Pakistan, Chris Kaye, who’s been talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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Pakistan emergency flood response is underway, but food security fears persist

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:43:14 +0000

Amid catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, UN humanitarians have raced to offer support to the Government, in the crucial early days of the relief effort.

Beyond the immediate challenge of reaching all those stranded by the high waters, fears remain about next season’s harvest, if the waters do not recede in time for planting.

With more, here’s the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country Director for Pakistan, Chris Kaye, who’s been talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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News in Brief 12 August 2022

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:39:23 +0000

Ukraine: first UN aid ship due to dock and load up with grain
Attacks on Ukraine health care continue, warns WHO
Funding gap for UN’s humanitarian operations is biggest ever, warns OCHA

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‘Kid of the year’ who’s not afraid to tackle global challenges through science

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:08:51 +0000

If news headlines get you down sometimes, I’ve got the antidote: it’s youth activist Gitanjali Rao.

At just 15, Miss Rao was Time Magazine’s first Kid of the Year in 2021 – in recognition of her success in solving problems through science.

Earlier this week, she was in Geneva for the Youth Activists Summit, which is where UN News’s Daniel Johnson caught up with her.

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News in Brief 31 May 2021

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 31 May 2021 16:38:01 +0000

WHO chiefs calls for a global pandemic treaty
Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children
UN refugee agency urges support for displaced Afghans and hosts

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