World News in Brief
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Health
World News in Brief: Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the latest rise in attacks by the M23 rebel group in the…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Looming famine threat for Sudan, 3.3 million in need near Ukraine frontline, Haiti update, there’s a place for all in outer space
UN humanitarians in Sudan issued a fresh alert on Friday about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine. After nearly a…
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Economic Development
World News in Brief: Global trade rebound forecast, e-waste mountain grows, 7,000 preventable TB deaths in Europe during COVID-19
After several quarters of decline, international trade is poised for a rebound during the rest of 2024, according to the…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update
1At least 38 migrants – including women and children – died when their overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of…
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Human Rights
World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo
Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking in Sudan, especially…
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Human Rights
World News in Brief: Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination, methane emissions update, Mpox latest, peacebuilding boost
Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world” the UN chief has said in his message marking…
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Economic Development
World News in Brief: $236 billion a year profit from forced labour, Senegal election update, peacekeepers in Lebanon
Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 billion a year –…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Malnutrition crisis risk grows in Haiti, clashes in DR Congo, peacebuilding in Colombia
An alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti is heightening the risk of a malnutrition crisis in the…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti aid update
To address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis affecting 1.3 million people in Bangladesh, UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday launched a…
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Human Rights
World News in Brief: Rights violations in Iran, Haiti chaos grows, prison reform in face of pandemic threat
Violent repression of peaceful protests and pervasive institutional discrimination against women and girls has led to serious human rights violations…
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