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World News in Brief: Burkina Faso attack, ending AIDS, Syrian child casualties, new UN migration ambassador

·November 29, 2023·4 min read

A large number of fighters from the militant Islamist group JNIM attacked a military base, homes, and a camp for displaced people in the city of Djibo, on Sunday. At least 40 people were killed and more than 42 injured. The attackers also set fire to 20 shops and three sites for displaced people....

World News in Brief: ‘Outrage’ over Black Sea attack, funding pledge to alleviate El Niño, breast cancer alert

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·November 13, 2023·2 min read

Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown said in a statement that Wednesday’s attack came on the heels of a series of assaults that killed and inured civilians, destroyed grain supplies and damaged the historic Fine Arts Museum in the Ukrainian port city. “I share my condolences with the family of the killed...

World News in Brief: ‘Horrifying’ attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis

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·October 6, 2023·3 min read

“The images arriving from the locality, home to just above 300 people, are absolutely horrifying,” UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown said in a statement issued shortly after the attack. Speaking on behalf of the UN and the humanitarian community, she expressed condolences to the bereaved families. “Our thoughts are also...

First Person: ‘Immense psychological injuries’ following 2003 attack on UN Baghdad

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·August 20, 2023·5 min read

Khaled Mansour, now a writer and journalist, was the WFP spokesperson in Iraq at the time and narrowly missed the massive explosion which killed 22 of his UN colleagues. On World Humanitarian Day which was established to mark the 19 August attack, he reflects on his life since and what he...

First Person: Iraqis ‘not abandoned’ after 2003 attack on UN Baghdad

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·August 19, 2023·4 min read

The then New York-based Elpida Rouka had accompanied the Executive Director of the Office of the Iraq Programme on a mission to Baghdad and survived the deadly explosion which killed 22 of her UN colleagues. The 19 August attack is commemorated annually by World Humanitarian Day. “A young 25-year-old barely two...

UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic

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·July 12, 2023·1 min read

The attack by unknown assailants on the patrol from the MINUSCA mission occurred just a few kilometres from the town of Sam Ouandia. The mission has immediately opened an investigation into the exact circumstances, said a statement issued by the UN Spokesperson for António Guterres on Tuesday. “The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the family of...

UN rights experts ‘appalled’ by attack on Russian journalist and lawyer in Chechnya

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·July 8, 2023·2 min read

Yelena Milashina, who works for the independent investigative news service Novaya Gazeta, was travelling with Alexander Nemov when they were attacked on Monday morning on their way to covering the trial of Zarema Musaeva, the mother of exiled opposition activists who challenged the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov....

WHO strongly condemns deadly attack in Somalia

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·June 12, 2023·1 min read

The attack occurred on Friday and left more than 10 people injured at the beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital, the UN health agency reported. Media reports indicated that the incident took place over several hours and involved armed perpetrators. “We condemn all attacks on innocent civilians and humanitarian aid workers...

UN strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali, which leaves one dead

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·June 11, 2023·1 min read

In a statement, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSMA), El-Ghassim WANE, described the attack on the security patrol in Ber town, in the Timbuktu region, as a “cowardly act”. “This tragic loss is a stark reminder of the risks that our peacekeepers face while working...

UNESCO calls for more protection for artists under attack

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·May 4, 2023·1 min read

Emergencies tend to exacerbate the vulnerabilities people who work in the arts already experience, as they face multiple threats such as online and offline harassment, loss of income, legal prosecution, violence, censorship, and silencing. Creatives also often lack minimal safety nets due to their precarious legal status, according to the...

Freedom of the press under attack worldwide

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·May 2, 2023·4 min read

The appeal comes in his message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on 3 May, in line with a 1993 UN General Assembly resolution. The focus this year is on the connection between press freedom and overall human rights. A global problem “Freedom of the press is...

Burkina Faso: UN rights office calls for probe into latest deadly attack on civilians

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·April 26, 2023·1 min read

The incident occurred on Thursday when armed men in uniform encircled Karma village, located in northern Yatenga province, and randomly shot at people. At least 150 civilians were killed, and many more wounded, according to reports. The attackers – allegedly members of the defence and security forces, accompanied by paramilitary...