News in Brief 11 October 2019
Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians Burkina Faso conflict and violence force…
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Space technology that’s helping small States survive climate change
Fifty years since the first moonwalk, space technology has made a huge difference to life…
Friday’s Daily Brief: Day of the Girl Child, mayors lead on climate emergency, Turkey Syria offensive, new statelessness pledges, extremism in social media
Our top stories for Friday: Day of the Girl Child celebrated around the world; city…
Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon
The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and…
UN’s workplace mental health initiative addresses ‘simmering’ issue
Over half of all UN staff work in field duty stations, some of which have…
News in Brief 10 October 2019
World Mental Health Day shines spotlight on high youth suicide rates UN winning the fight…
‘We all have a role to play’ battling growing scourge of cybercrime
In an era when a lone cybercriminal can sow chaos, taking whole countries offline, everybody in…
Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16…
Ebola on the run in DR Congo, ‘now we have to kill the virus’: UN health agency
Efforts to eradicate the deadly Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
World Mental Health Day sheds light on worrying rates of youth suicide
Worldwide, 800,000 people die by suicide each year – one every 40 seconds – making it the…
News in Brief 9 October 2019
Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth: WHO study Conference to fund global disease fight…
Poverty and male impunity, leading to increased trafficking of women
Millions are trafficked around the world each year, and more than 70 per cent of…
DR Congo political leaders urged to support ‘winds of change’
Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a…
Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth, new UN health agency figures show
More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led…
News in Brief 8 October 2019
One billion people suffer from preventable eye conditions: WHO Latest shipwreck tragedy off Italian coast…
If you’re stateless, ‘just going to school is a problem’
What does it mean to be stateless? After her story was highlighted by UNCHR Goodwill…
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Eye health, UN’s financial crisis, progress in Mali and South Sudan, human rights in Australia
Tuesday’s top stories: Global need for eye care is set to increase ‘dramatically’; work and…
One billion people have preventable eye conditions, increasingly linked to lifestyle choices: UN health agency
A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, but…
News in Brief 7 October 2019
UN warns against civilian displacement in northeast Syria following US withdrawal UN Mission in Libya…
‘Dangerous nationalism’ seriously threatens efforts to tackle statelessness: UNHCR chief
Hate speech and misguided nationalism present a serious threat to efforts to tackle statelessness, despite…
News in Brief 4 October, 2019
UN expresses concern following wave of street protests in Iraq and elsewhere UN highlights milestone…
Climate change adding to Djibouti malnutrition crisis: UN humanitarian chief
During a three-day mission to Djibouti, Ursula Mueller, the UN’s Humanitarian Affairs chief, saw for…
Friday’s Daily Brief: Ebola survivors top 1,000 in DR Congo, star of ‘Roma’ film named Goodwill Ambassador, clean air treaty enters into force
A recap of Friday’s stories: Milestone of 1,000 Ebola survivors counted in DR Congo; UN concerned…
Ground-breaking clean air protocol to guard human health and the planet, enters into force
European and North American countries will take a major stride in cleaning up the atmosphere next…
UN expresses concern following wave of street protests in Iraq and elsewhere
Authorities in Iraq have been urged by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, to allow…
UN and FIFA kick off healthy living campaign, to harness global game’s ‘huge potential’
At a ceremony held in Geneva on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s…
UN highlights milestone of 1,000 Ebola survivors in DR Congo amid complex environment of conflict and mistrust
One thousand people have survived the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
UNcomplicated: Inside the UN’s big week
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News in Brief 3 October, 2019
UN’s Guterres: Broad climate ‘movement’ has begun UNMISS: ‘Peace is still fragile’ throughout South Sudan Former Assembly President, Professor Freitas do Amaral,…
FAO plants new efforts to protect bananas under disease threat
In a renewed effort to help protect banana crops in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
News in Brief 2 October 2019
Kyrgyz lawyer wins top UN Refugee Agency award UN envoy positive but realistic about upcoming…
WHO chief underscores need to address climate change following visit to Bahamas
The top UN health official has called for the world to rally around The Bahamas…
‘Tenacious’ Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize
A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality…
Peace icon Mahatma Gandhi’s message of ‘mutual understanding, equality’ reverberates on Day of Non-Violence
On Wednesday, the global community marks the International Day of Non-Violence, which this year coincided…
News in Brief 1 October 2019
Athens urged to fast-track asylum-seekers amid crisis over island shelters ‘Sixth straight year’ of at least 1,000 deaths in the…
Media can play ‘pivotal role’ bringing a divided world together
Emily Kasriel, editor of the BBC’s Crossing Divides web series, spoke with UN News’s Natalie…
WHO and UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera
UN agencies are working with the authorities in Sudan to protect more than one million…
Strict alcohol laws which cut intake more than 40 per cent in Russia, linked to historically high life expectancy
Strict laws put in place by the Russian authorities since 2003 have resulted in a…
News in Brief 28 September 2019
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Teen activists speak up at UN to ensure kids’ voices are heard in child-friendly treaty
Two teenagers from opposite sides of the world made a special trip to the UN…
‘We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day
In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow…
Yemen prisoner release boosts hopes of peace at last for war-weary civilians
Hopes for a possible end to the war in Yemen grew slightly on Monday, following…
News in Brief 27 September 2019
Human Rights Council agrees on fact-finding mission to Venezuela Brutal violence in northern Nigeria forces…
Industry is key to climate change fight, says UN industrial development chief
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Sudan at the start of ‘long road to recovery’, UN chief tells high-level meeting
Sudan is now on the long road to socio-economic recovery, following the establishment of a…
UN shipping agency urges more women to climb aboard, fuel sustainable growth
The historically male-dominated shipping industry should clear the decks for a new generation of women,…
NGO brings visibility to millions of children out of school worldwide
As estimated 260 million children are not receiving an education, and the crisis is hampering…
Climate change scientist urges countries to act now, protect at-risk communities
When it comes to finding out about the latest science on global warming, the Intergovernmental…
News in Brief 26 September 2019
Afghan civilians must be spared bloodshed, UN mission urges warring parties (UNAMA) UN child protection…
We can’t ‘slow down’ in race to end deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, says top UN response coordinator
We can’t ‘slow down’ in race to end deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, says…