UN News Daily Wrap 5/4/2022

 

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Daily Wrap 4 May 2022

Recognize ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist insurgency, need to be recognized by the international community to create what the UN Secretary-General has called a “state of hope and a state of reality”, in a region which he said did not live up to its reputation for “terrorism, violence, displacement or despair.” Read more » Peace and Security Better prevention and targeting of root causes needed to combat food crises The number of people facing acute food insecurity, requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according to a joint UN report released on Wednesday.   Read more » Health Ukraine: Journalists targeted and in danger, warn top rights experts Journalists in Ukraine have been targeted and continue to face unprecedented dangers carrying out their work in the wake of the Russian invasion, top independent rights experts said on Wednesday. Read more » Human Rights

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