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News in Brief 06 April 2023
Afghanistan: top humanitarian official sounds alarm as aid delivery compromised Türkiye: Funding needed to stave…
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Afghanistan: top humanitarian official sounds alarm as aid delivery compromised Türkiye: Funding needed to stave…

New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger $6.9 billion…

Better access to fertility care essential for global health: WHO Human Rights Council unites around…

Future Olympic events are poised to drive sustainability in sport and fight climate change, led…

Latest data shared by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that one in two…

Record numbers of people are on the brink of famine today in Somalia, Ethiopia, Yemen,…

One in every two health workers worldwide reports burnout UN rights chief says efforts must…

The transatlantic slave trade was a global phenomenon – directly affecting Africa, Europe and the…

Aniket Kadam is an android developer at a tech company called 100ms in India. After being one of the…

In the last of our mini-series recorded in The Gambia, we look at the challenges…

A timetable for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

UN rights chief deplores ‘shockingly routine’ violations in Ukraine Türkiye, Syria aid response continues, food…

UN chief calls on humanity to ‘declare war on waste’ Guatemala: UN rights chief alarmed by reprisals against anti-corruption officials…

UN chief calls for climate justice as countries face historic vote WHO sounds alarm over…

DPRK: Truth, justice needed amid ‘tragic’ legacy of enforced disappearances: UN rights chief Unemployment,…
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Libya: crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – rights probe World at ‘critical juncture’ to…

Gambia has the highest per capita emigration rate of any African nation; between 2015 and…

World Tuberculosis Day: WHO steps up efforts to end TB by 2030 Haiti: Vicious circle…
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Amid recent slowdown in global trade, “green goods” are the winning ticket UN chief calls…

World comes together to address water crisis affecting billions Uganda: UN rights chief calls on…

School meals a ‘critical safety net’ amid global food crisis Pakistan: 10 million deprived of…

Sustainable future still possible if we take climate action now – climate panel Somalia drought…

When it comes to climate action, The Gambia can proudly lay claim to being the…

Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages in central Sahel UN…

Energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine by Russian military could be crimes against humanity Cocaine…

The illegal cocaine trade has bounced back following COVID-19 lockdowns, with coca cultivation up by…

Investment needed to improve working conditions for essential workers – ILO Humanitarian needs soar in…

More than one in two Syrians now food insecure – WFP 55 countries face unsustainable…

As if the situation wasn’t bad enough for people facing starvation in the Greater Horn…

Syria rights investigators back calls for earthquake ‘failures’ probe Disability support under threat from workforce…

Many women and girls in The Gambia are affected by “period poverty”, meaning that they…

Cyclone Freddy: Mozambique, Malawi brace for more rain Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking…

Stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant latest: IAEA Vanuatu emergency: UN aid team deploys after cyclones,…

Afghanistan: Experts urge Taliban to end ‘harmful annihilation’ of women’s freedoms Cholera vaccination campaign begins…

The Gambia, the smallest country on the African mainland, and one of the least developed…

It’s been a year since Russian forces invaded neighbouring Ukraine, the beginning of a conflict…

It is becoming increasingly clear that the climate crisis is having a major impact on…

Appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, but independent, unpaid, and free to speak their…

As South Sudan prepares for elections in 2024, the world’s youngest nation sits at a…

Secretary-General lands in Poland ahead of Ukraine visit Tropical Cyclone Freddy set to further weaken…

Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire, impunity is ‘complete’ 2,000 shelters destroyed in Cox’s Bazar…

Myanmar: Tatmadaw’s ‘scorched earth’ policy in spotlight Iran urged to investigate allegations of school…

Guterres calls for ‘a path out’ for Al-Hol detainees Ration cuts ‘a matter of life…

UN’s Guterres heads to Iraq for first visit in 6 years Lack of social protection…

Survivors of decades of conflict in the Horn of Africa have told the UN how…

$4.3 trillion: that’s the estimated cost of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a…

Ukraine: UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to war-ravaged east WHO launches bid to tackle…

Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis Space security talks in…

The UN climate agency, WMO, has brought together governments and scientists in Geneva to push…

WMO calls for radical overhaul of greenhouse gas monitoring UNAIDS hails bid to end HIV…