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Daily Update: The latest from our correspondents in Geneva and around the world

Monday, 29th November 2021

Omicron throws spotlight on South Africa’s faltering vaccination campaign
‘We will continue to be vulnerable to new variants and will continue to suffer new waves of infection.’
Most South Africans say they are happy to get a COVID-19 jab, but a lack of easy access to vaccine sites gets in the way.
Warnings of worrying rise in northwest Syria suicide rate among women
‘A community has a shared responsibility of caring for all its people.’
After more than a decade of war, there are very few professionals trained to tackle the complex and growing needs of a traumatised population.
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Burkina Faso on edge, Ituri unrest, and Colombia’s forever war: The Cheat Sheet

Start your week off in the loop on humanitarian issues with our weekly take on news, trends, and developments from around the globe.

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In storm-hit Honduras, a climate crisis drives needs and fuels migration
‘They’re already losing so much with the El Niño droughts before this. I bet more and more people are going to leave after this.’
After claiming victory in Sunday’s election, former first lady Xiomara Castro is set to become the first female president of Honduras. In her manifesto, Castro vowed to fight corruption and relax abortion laws. But there are other challenges too. Last year, Jared Olson explored how droughts and storms – exacerbated by climate change – have caused rising hunger and helped to drive mass migration from the Central American nation to the United States. 


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