News in Brief 28 February 2022
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Human Rights Council votes to hold urgent debate on Ukraine crisis
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Refugee numbers pass 500,000
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IPCC report ‘damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’
Human Rights Council votes to hold urgent debate on Ukraine crisis
Refugee numbers pass 500,000
IPCC report ‘damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’
Five days after Russia launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, more than 500,000 people have fled across the borders, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Monday.
UN scientists on Monday delivered a dire warning about the impact of climate change on people and planet.
There’s no time to lose if we’re to ensure that the world after COVID-19 is fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable, UN labour agency chief Guy Ryder insists.
Ukraine crisis: terrified families seek shelter underground in capital
Sri Lanka: ‘setbacks’ to accountability for past human rights violations
UN’s Sudan rights expert calls for release of protesters
In this week’s show, inspiring messages from disability activist Irena Valarezo Cordova from Ecuador, who features in the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) World For One Billion exhibition.
Ukraine crisis: conflict must stop, Guterres urges Russia’s Putin
Humanitarians fear ‘devastating’ consequences from attac
7.5 million children in Ukraine at risk from conflict: UNICEF
UN stands by Ukraine amid rising tensions
Fourth tropical cyclone in a month to slam into Madagascar
Arming Myanmar’s junta must stop – independent rights expert