News in Brief 7 April 2021

In this week’s UN Catch-Up, first-hand information on the continuing humanitarian and security crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray – from the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF; an alert from the Central African Repub ...

Latest research from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows that climate change has not slowed down during the pandemic – and that action to reverse increasing greenhouse gas emissions, is ...

‘Rising hunger and desperation’ in Myanmar, warns WFP COVID jabs from UN-partnered COVAX scheme arrive in Syria Climate change disasters cause twice as much displacement as conflict, violence: UNHCR

There will be “no damage whatsoever” to the environment from the discharge of seawater used to cool the broken reactors at Fukushima nuclear plant, the head of the UN atomic energy agency, Rafael Gros ...

Michelle Bachelet on ‘momentous’ guilty verdict in George Floyd case More than 5.2 million cases of COVID-19 infection in a week: WHO A malaria-free future is possible: Guterres

Fighting is ongoing in Ethiopia’s Tigray, where the level of cruelty against women and children is “incomprehensible” and likely vastly under-reported. That’s the disturbing assessment of the UN Child ...

UNICEF reports on conditions inside stricken Tigray region WFP secures access to feed 1.5 million children in Venezuela Central African Republic clashes force thousands across border to Chad

The Saami people have lived in northern Europe long before borders divided the region up into the Member States we know today. In Finland, generations of Saami children have attended State-run boardin ...

Judicial independence weakened and under threat in Guatemala: rights expert UK’s racism and ethnic difference report ‘could fuel discrimation’ Greta Thunberg joins forces with UN for COVID-19 busting ...

The more peace becomes enduring, the less protection civilians need: that’s been one of the key measures by which the UN mission chief in South Sudan – who left the UN’s top job in the country last Th ...

Northeast Nigeria violence forces 65,000 to flee, humanitarians targeted Papua New Guinea at “critical” moment in fight against COVID-19: WHO Japan: Rights experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by Fukushima w ...

In this week’s UN Catch-Up, a chilling warning from the UN rights chief who’s likened the spiralling violence in Myanmar to Syria at the start of its decade-long war - and some welcome news about the ...

Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’ COVID-19 cases rise for seventh consecutive week Cheers in Iraq for winners of competition to rebuild Al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul: U ...

 An intimate encounter with the “kissing bug” might sound cute, but Chagas disease – to give it its official name - is a nightmare for the millions who are infected every year, says UNITAID.  For this ...

‘Hundreds of millions of girls do not own their own bodies’ - UNFPA Global drive against diabetes launched by WHO Growing OPT settler violence amid growing impunity, say rights experts

Myanmar bloodshed could lead to new Syria: UN human rights chief The IAEA offers support for Fukushima contaminated water discharge plan Rights experts sound alert over Uganda election crackdown

UK armed forces legislation sparks warning from rights chief Chagas Disease initiative to protect millions in Latin America Human space flight could help find solutions to global hunger, 60 years on f ...

Deep concerns from WHO over Brazil COVID deaths Proof of life requests from the UN human rights office for Jordanian Prince, Dubai Princess UNHCR: Syrian families must not be returned home despite imp ...

In this week’s UN Catch-Up, we’re checking in with the World Health Organization for the latest key COVID-19 developments, including an equitable vaccine distribution milestone. Also – we hear from th ...

Thumbs up for COVAX as vaccine scheme delivers to over 100 countries and economies COVID19 travel restrictions hit refugees and migrants hardest: IOM Mali prosecution of journalist could amount to har ...

By 2030, two billion people are expected to rely on so-called “assistive” technology aids in their daily lives to eat, see, hear and even get dressed, according to UN patent experts at WIPO, the World ...

Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports: WHO  Scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ‘staggering’  Refugee agency supports health care for 120,000 r ...

Timor Leste: UN agencies support response to fatal floods  Abducted women and children reunited with families  US lifts sanctions against ICC officials 

In this week’s UN Catch-Up from Geneva, we’ll find out why we should all be concerned about the container ship that’s been making waves in the Suez Canal.   Also – the Sahel attack on civilians that’s ...

Protect all those fleeing Myanmar, UN offices urge countries in the region  UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack  Rwanda massacre must not be forgotten amid today’s ...

Horrific events have been unfolding in northern Mozambique in recent days, where thousands of people have fled gunmen who’ve attacked the town of Palma, located in Cabo Delgado province, reportedly ki ...

COVID-19 infections and deaths continue rising globally Concerns over Indonesia’s forced evictions at ‘New Bali’ resort CAR: rights concerns alert over work of foreign military contractors

Grave concern for women and children targeted in northern Mozambique  Syrians’ struggle is getting worse, not better, says UN’s Guterres   World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pa ...

Myanmar: condemnation for military’s ‘shameful, cowardly’ attacks on protesters $10 billion Syria appeal looks to fulfil emergency and long-term needs Stricken Suez ship afloat, but will cause 40 per ...

The gigantic cargo ship that ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal last week is afloat once again after a Herculean salvage operation, but the damage to global trade will take months to fix. That’s t ...