World News in Brief
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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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Human Rights
World News in Brief: Israeli settlement plan condemned, abductions in northern Nigeria, alarm over reported pre-election attacks in India
The plan by Israel’s Government to build more than 3,400 housing units in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank…
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Migrants and Refugees
World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal
The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide. Nearly…
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SDGs
World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace
Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, the poor and older populations, who also have the least…
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UN Affairs
World News in Brief: UNRWA investigation updates, new recruits for Haiti-support force, gun battles in Chadian capital
As the devastating war in Gaza continues, UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against a dozen employees of the beleaguered UN…
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Migrants and Refugees
World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day
February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday. Summarizing…
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Economic Development
World News in Brief: Air travel boom erases COVID dip, ‘disturbing’ new anti-LGBT bill in Ghana, rights abuses in Crimea
The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around two per cent above their…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Fighting continues in DR Congo, Russian anti-war campaigner harassment, LGBTQ rights
Fighting between Government forces and the M23 rebel group has flared up again in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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