"HEALTH"

WHO's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "WHO is calling for a moratorium on boosters until at least the end of September, to enable at least 10 per cent of the population of every country to be vaccinated." WHO

The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called for “an immediate end to fighting in urban areas, saying that civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence,” the Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. UNIFEED

More than 700 health care workers and patients have died since December 2017 and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities, according to a three- year analysis by the UN World Health Organization (WHO), released today. UNTV CH

The UN team in Myanmar has reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of the country in their pursuit for democracy, peace, human rights and the rule of law, six months after the Myanmar military seized control over the democratically elected government, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "Almost four million cases were reported to WHO last week, and on current trends, we expect the total number of cases to pass 200 million within the next two weeks. And we know that is an underestimate.” WHO

A widowed mother-of-four struggling to take care of her family is among the 330,000 Afghans displaced since the start of the year by the latest upsurge in fighting. UNHCR

UNICEF estimates that over 100,000 children in Tigray could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the next 12 months – a tenfold increase compared to the average annual caseload. UNICEF

More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a 10-fold jump over average annual levels, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNTV CH

Marking six months since the Tatmadaw seized power in Myanmar, United Kingdom Ambassador Barbara Woodward said, “what started as a political coup, has now become a multifaceted crisis, with political, economic, health, and humanitarian dimensions.” UNIFEED

More help needed, delegates say, as General Assembly considers United Nations role in Africa’s anti-malaria fight, efforts for lasting peace, sustainable development.