News in Brief

• Myanmar: Internally displaced double in a year

• WFP and UNICEF deploy team to Madagascar areas hit hard by cyclone 

• Call for Lebanon to ‘intensify’ preparations for May election 

• ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ in Africa COVID fight
• Women’s scientific talent going to waste says UN chief
• Breast cancer screening boost for Amazon: IAEA

• Vaccine equity can end COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 

• Removing ageism from artificial intelligence 

• ISIL terrorist fighters gaining strength 

- 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, warns WFP and UNICEF 

- In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UNDP report 

- Cyberbullying tops child online safety concerns, says @ITU 

• New HIV variant shows need to step up action: UNAIDS
• Stronger regulations for trucks and coaches in EU
• WHO and Commonwealth to boost collaboration

• New cancer prevention initiative launched

• Ethiopia: UNHCR rushing aid to 20,000 refugees fleeing clashes

• New rural poverty database aims to boost global hunger fight

• Africa: six-fold increase in COVID vaccinations needed

• At least 6 children killed in Syria raid

• Global food prices rise again 

• “Right to disconnect”: WHO and ILO point out benefits and risks of telework
• Child casualties from explosive devices grow in Iraq: UNICEF
• UNEP fights microplastics in cigarettes

• Healthcare waste from COVID-19 threatens environment: WHO 
• Myanmar: Human Rights expert calls for strong action one year into coup
• UN chief condemns DPRK missile launch

• Focus on diplomatic solutions to end Ukraine crisis, DiCarlo urges
• UN chief stands in solidarity with Myanmar’s people, a year after coup
• WHO calls for international boost to tackle neglected tropical diseases