Thursday’s Daily Brief: Samoa measles epidemic, Dozens die off Mauritania, Volunteer Day and Zambia’s food troubles
A recap of Thursday’s top stories: Dozens of migrants drowned off Mauritanian coast; measles grip Samoa…
Category: UN
UN team aids Samoa response to deadly measles outbreak
UN teams are on the ground in Samoa as the country combats a deadly measles…
Measles ‘misinformation campaigns’ through social media, fuel rising toll
Measles deaths and infections in 2019 are set to “substantially exceed” last year’s toll when…
Climate change and conflict fuel Mali instability: senior UN aid official
With Mali facing what one UN rights expert’s called dire political, economic and social upheaval,…
News in Brief 4 December 2019
Humanitarian plan aims to assist 109 million vulnerable people in 2020 Transport-related emissions from tourism…
Malaria: Focus on pregnant women and children, stresses UN health agency report
While more pregnant women and children are being protected against malaria than before, more fast-tracking…
Celebrating the ‘power and potential’ of volunteerism
Volunteerism opens doors and impacts peace and development throughout local communities as well as on…
News in Brief 3 December 2019
Eight children among dead in attack in Syria’s Aleppo province Only one in five countries…
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: climate crisis reports, renewal in Iraq, Zimbabwe’s hunger crisis, Disabilities Day
A recap of Tuesday’s stories: New climate change reports on human health and global warming;…
Protests and civil unrest show ‘renewed sense of patriotism’ in Iraq, UN envoy tells Security Council
After decades of sectarian strife and conflict, “a renewed sense of patriotism has taken hold”,…
Only one in five countries has a healthcare strategy to deal with climate change
Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has…
Ironman raises bar in record-breaking challenge, on behalf of abused children
Can you imagine going to the gym for a 24-hour workout? That’s what Peter Koopmans…
News in Brief 2 December 2019
COP25: Guterres calls for ‘path of resolve, sustainable solutions’ $48 billion and counting, the cost…
Plants, the ‘core basis for life on Earth’, under increasing threat, warns UN food agency
Plants, which make up 80 percent of the food we eat, and produce 98 percent…
Friday’s Daily Brief: COP25, African debt, cost of Israeli occupation, UN worker’s world record
A recap of Monday’s stories: Guterres calls for ‘path of resolve, sustainable solutions’ in Madrid; Slavery…
‘Continuing deterioration’ leaves Mali facing critical security level: UN expert
Security in Mali has become critical, with unprecedented incidents of communal violence and increasingly more…
Political solution ‘long overdue’ to protect the children of eastern Ukraine
Nearly half a million children in eastern Ukraine continue to face “grave risks” to their…
News in Brief 29 November 2019
Violence in DR Congo Ebola hotspot leaves people ‘caught in crossfire’ Iraq: Guterres, Bachelet express…
UN rights chief calls for dialogue to prevent conflict, ease social unrest in Ecuador
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday denounced the “high human cost”, of the recent…
Friday’s Daily Brief: violence in DR Congo, protester deaths in Iraq, human rights in Colombia, climate change conference, ‘high human cost’ of Ecuador unrest
A recap of Friday’s stories in brief: attacks on communities in an Ebola outbreak hotspot…
News in Brief 28 November 2019
Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert UN expert on human rights in North Korea…
Meet the volunteers bringing back the sound of music to Switzerland
If you were passionate about a cause, would you give up a well-paid job for…
Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo
Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline healthworkers helping…
Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert
Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country…
News in Brief 27 November 2019
UN Mission in Afghanistan supports child sex abuse allegations Thousands of children killed by measles…
Billions still needed to rebuild Iraq, only ‘a drop in the ocean’ received
The UN is working in Iraq on many fronts, including assisting the rebuilding of northern…
WHO working to save lives following powerful earthquake in Albania
Staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) are assisting authorities in Albania following an earthquake…
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Afghan child abuse, DR Congo measles deaths, Palestinian solidarity
A recap of Wednesday’s stories in brief: Afghan Mission calls for probe into school paedophile…
UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing…
Measles claims more than twice as many lives than Ebola in DR Congo
Since the beginning of 2019, measles has taken more than 250,000 lives in the Democratic…
News in Brief 26 November 2019
HIV in decline worldwide but thousands of children still being infected ‘Climate procrastination’ means we…
Here’s what you need to know about the new Emissions Gap Report
If we told you that greenhouse gas emissions are measured in gigatonnes, how many of…
UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo
Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting…
Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work in Iraq
The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in…
Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief
When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and…
News in Brief 25 November 2019
UN chief praises peaceful Colombia protests, condemns violence UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan rioting Mine action…
Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all
Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of…
A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations…
UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles and polio campaign
A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by…
Gaza youth facing ‘daily existence in a nightmarish scenario’
With unemployment in Gaza standing at 54 per cent, young people there are living “a…
News in Brief 22 November 2019
New DRC Ebola virus transmission chain risks reversing major gains: WHO Venezuela: WFP makes urgent…
Friday’s Daily Brief: DRC Ebola concerns, Yemen peace hopes, more migrant boats leave Libya
A recap of Friday’s stories in brief: WHO raises fresh Ebola concerns, UN envoy raises…
Independent rights experts sound alarm at Iran protest crackdown, internet blackout
Reports of killed and maimed demonstrators, and a continuing nationwide internet shutdown in Iran’s now…
Ebola in DR Congo: New transmission chain risks reversing major gains
Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
Four in five adolescents, fail to meet minimum exercise level
It’s widely understood that exercise is good for you, but how much should that be?…
News in Brief 21 November 2019
UNICEF spotlights degree of vulnerability for Syrian children living in conflict Governments ‘failing’ to tackle…
Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns
An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health…
Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns
An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health…
FROM THE FIELD: Gaza men advocate for an end to early marriage
A group of thirty men in Gaza have succeeded in preventing the early marriage of…
News in Brief 20 November 2019
Children are leading calls for a sustainable future: UN chief Huge disconnect between global warming…