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COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever, WHO warns
16 April 2021
COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
“Around the world, cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his regular briefing.
“Globally, the number of new cases per week has…
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INTERVIEW: Myanmar military increasing efforts to keep truth from getting out, UN expert says
16 April 2021
The crackdown on journalists, cutting off the Internet and disrupting the flow of information across Myanmar, is “not working”, and the world is not buying the military leadership’s “propaganda” that it is exercising restraint against protesters, the UN independent human rights expert on the country has said, in an in-depth interview with UN News.
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Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Suspends its Thirty-Second Session
16 April 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon suspended its online thirty-second session after adopting its concluding observations on the second periodic report of Chile.
Can Ünver, Committee Chairperson, noting that today the Committee had competed the large part of its thirty-second session and hence he would make his concluding remarks, said the COVID-19 pandemic had changed ways of working and this reminded the Committee more than ever that the effective protection of the rights of all…
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Northeast Nigeria violence forces 65,000 to flee, humanitarians targeted by armed groups
16 April 2021
A spate of clashes involving Government security forces and insurgent groups in northeast Nigeria has caused mass displacement and threatened humanitarian assistance, as armed groups go “house-to-house” hunting for aid workers, the UN said on Friday.
“Up to 65,000 Nigerians are on the move following a series of attacks by armed groups on Damasak town, in northeast…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
16 April 2021
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Clashes in northeast Nigeria
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‘Inequality virus’ threatens ‘catastrophe for all’ unless crisis can be overcome together
15 April 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to “an even more unequal world”, the Deputy UN chief said on Thursday, speaking at the closing session of the Financing for Development (FfD) Forum, with many lower-income countries now seeing development gains reversed.
Deliberations throughout the four-day long forum highlighted the “full scope” of the COVID impact, said UN Deputy…
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UN envoy highlights diplomatic unity, as key to help end Yemen war
15 April 2021
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen appealed on Thursday for warring parties to implement a nationwide ceasefire and agree a date for peace talks, in line with a plan to end their conflict.
Briefing the Security Council, Martin Griffiths highlighted international unity in support of ending six years of fighting between Yemeni Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and the Ansar…
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Japan: UN experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by decision to discharge Fukushima water
15 April 2021
Three independent UN human rights experts expressed deep regret on Thursday over Japan’s decision to discharge potentially still radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant water into the ocean, warning that it could impact millions across the Pacific region.
“The release of one million tonnes of contaminated water into the marine environment imposes considerable risks to the full…
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Iraq: UNESCO architectural design winners to rebuild iconic Al-Nouri Mosque complex
15 April 2021
Eight Egyptian architects have been awarded the job of restoring the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, the UN cultural chief announced on Thursday.
3 years after its liberation, Mosul is on the rise.@UNESCO & partners are working to revive the spirit of the iconic Iraqi city by:🕌 rehabilitating its heritage sites🏫 rebuilding schools & ensuring…
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New UN-backed framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations
15 April 2021
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a new continent-wide framework on Thursday, to boost trade and improve food security.
According to the UN agency, the initiative will help “unlock the potential” of the agricultural sector to contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth across the continent, and promote the…
