World News in Brief
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Migrants and Refugees
World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil
The UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute…
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Health
World News in Brief: Epstein scandal highlights ‘silencing’ of women, Danish breakthrough on HIV transmission, Belarus rights update
UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the Epstein and Gisèle Pellicot scandals are an illustration of…
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Economic Development
World News in Brief: Arab economies rise, rights experts call for police reform in India, Ukraine school closures, Myanmar airstrikes
A new UN report forecasts that the Arab region is seeing a gradual economic recovery despite continuing geopolitical uncertainties. The UN Economic…
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Migrants and Refugees
World News in Brief: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan, migrant deaths off Crete, call for justice in Brazil trial
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has received credible reports of civilian casualties following airstrikes carried out by Pakistan…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Madagascar cyclone response, Gaza medical evacuations, remembering civil rights icon Jesse Jackson
At least 52 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar on 10…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Madagascar hunger crisis, Colombia aid appeal, Cuba fuel shortages
Back-to-back cyclones in Madagascar have left more than 400,000 people in need of food assistance, according to estimates by the…
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Climate Change
World News in Brief: Guterres calls for fair swtich to clean energy, Ramadan in Gaza, violence and displacement escalate in South Sudan
The world has “entered the age of clean energy” and renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and safest source of…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Sudan, health systems in South Sudan near the brink, Guterres calls for unity ahead of Ramadan.
A sharp increase in drone attacks across the Kordofan region in the centre of Sudan is endangering civilians and damaging…
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Migrants and Refugees
World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Duterte trial update, final hostage remains recovered in Gaza, FAO boosts farming in Haiti
The UN migration agency, IOM, expressed deep concern on Monday over multiple deadly shipwrecks that are believed to have taken…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Nigeria, drought in Kenya
Russian forces launched a fresh wave of strikes across Ukraine this week which have left hundreds of thousands of families…
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