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Daily Wrap 3 September 2019 ©UNICEF/Saleh Baholis Nowhere is safe to hide in war-torn Yemen, say UN-appointed rights experts The people of Yemen have been subject to "numerous" possible war crimes in recent years including forced recruitment of children and sexual abuse in detention, UN-appointed senior rights experts said on Tuesday, in an appeal to the international community to do more to end the conflict. Human Rights windy.com UN 'prioritizing needs', ramping up aid, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the Bahamas Renewed warnings of deadly destruction in the Bahamas caused by Hurricane Dorian have been issued by UN agencies and partners, who said on Tuesday that they're worried "for every single" person on two of the worst-hit Caribbean islands. Humanitarian Aid UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi Tuesday's Daily Brief: Guatemala, Hurricane Dorian, Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia and post-Brexit UK trade A recap of Tuesday's stories: International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala successfully completes mandate; UN prioritizes Hurricane Dorian assistance; Nowhere to hide in Yemen; Insecurity and Violence in Nigeria; Post-Brexit export losses likely in billions for UK; Hunger in Somalia. Peace and Security Photo: Fardin Waezi / UNAMA Following week of bloodshed, 'suffering of the Afghan people must end': UN mission chief In the wake of a surge in violent strikes by Taliban extremists in Afghanistan over the past week, the country's top UN envoy has pleaded for an end to the fighting through a negotiated peace settlement, and an end to the "indescribable loss" suffered by victims' loved ones Peace and Security Arne Hoel/World Bank Insecurity and violence turn Nigeria into a 'pressure cooker' that must be addressed, says UN rights expert Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalized violence that must be addressed urgently, an independent United Nations expert said on Tuesday, following a fact-finding visit to the country. Peace and Security © European Union 2017 (photographer: Anouk Delafortrie) Somalia: worst harvest since 2011, with more than 2 million expected to go hungry Somalia's 2019 cereal harvest is the poorest the country has seen since 2011, when famine strained already scarce resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), announced on Tuesday, blaming unreliable weather patterns and "climatic shocks". Climate Change OCHA/Htet Htet Oo UN experts decry torture of Rakhine men and boys held incommunicado by Myanmar's military Allegations of torture and ill-treatment leading to the death of ethnic Rakhine men and boys being held in incommunicado detention by Myanmar's military, has prompted three independent UN rights experts to call for an end to the practice and for "credible, independent" investigations. Human Rights unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences