News in Brief - 16 January 2020 - Syria children, hunger in southern Africa, aid workers in Nigeria by United Nations News published on 2020-01-16T18:51:20Z This is the News in Brief from the United Nations, with the following top stories on Thursday, 16 January 2020: - Syrian conflict has ‘erased’ children’s dreams: new UN report - 45 million going hungry in southern Africa: World Food Programme - UN ‘deeply relieved’ following release of abducted aid workers in Nigeria Audio: Matt Wells, UN News Photo: UNICEF/Saad Genre News & Politics