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Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO

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Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO

Hopes are running high of an end to the intense fighting between a Saudi-backed coalition standing alongside Government forces, and Houthi rebels and their allies, which since 2015 has led…

21 April 2023 · 4 min read

UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts

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UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts

“I am horrified by the toll the clashes are having on civilians”, said Abdou Dieng. “At least 331 people have been killed nationwide, including five aid workers, and nearly 3,200 have been injured.”…

21 April 2023 · 5 min read

First Person: Aboriginal Australians suffer from ‘violent history’ and ongoing ‘institutional racism’

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First Person: Aboriginal Australians suffer from ‘violent history’ and ongoing ‘institutional racism’

Hannah McGlade represents the Kurin Minang Noongar people, at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Ms. McGlade spoke to UN News at UN Headquarters, during the 2023 session of the…

21 April 2023 · 5 min read

INTERVIEW: How hate speech triggered Rwandan genocide

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INTERVIEW: How hate speech triggered Rwandan genocide

“Every time I talk about it, I cry,” she told UN News, describing how propaganda spread messages of hate that sparked a deadly wave of unspeakable violence. She lost 60…

20 April 2023 · 6 min read

WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks

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WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks

“The focus of the mission was to enhance the capacity of the early warning alert and response network (EWARN) and ensure rapid detection, verification and response to communicable diseases alerts and…

20 April 2023 · 2 min read

Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa

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Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa

Over 200 international participants working with the mRNA Technology Transfer Programme had their first face-to-face meeting, in a bid to make one of the most revolutionary medical technologies which led the field…

20 April 2023 · 3 min read

Sudan: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

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Sudan: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

“This must be the first step in providing respite from the fighting and paving the way for a permanent ceasefire,” he told journalists in New York. Dialogue and transition The…

20 April 2023 · 5 min read

Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge

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Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge

In its State of the World’s Children 2023 report, UNICEF says that vaccination coverage levels decreased in 112 countries during the pandemic, “the largest sustained backslide in childhood immunization in…

20 April 2023 · 5 min read

Nearly 2 million Ukrainians provided with crucial cash assistance

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Nearly 2 million Ukrainians provided with crucial cash assistance

Stéphane Dujarric described the direct transfer of money, mostly to those who have been displaced and lost their jobs due to the fighting, as “a continuation of crucial assistance that…

19 April 2023 · 2 min read

UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis

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UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis

The UN chief spoke earlier in the day to President William Ruto of Kenya and with the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki. Mr. Guterres will attend…

19 April 2023 · 4 min read