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Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with malaria, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO

New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF

After four years as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet held her final press conference in Geneva and said, “the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ever-increasing effects of climate change, and the reverberating shocks of the food, fuel and finance crisis resulting from the war against Ukraine have been the three major issues” of her mandate. OHCHR

The Sea Women of Melanesia was granted the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth award in the Inspiration and Action category. UNEP

On COP26’s Youth Day in Glasgow, thousands of people, including many striking school children, took to the city’s streets to demand action on climate change. Stark calls for climate justice were heard in speeches and chants as the congregation reached George Square. UNIFEED

Unitaid’s Executive Director Philippe Duneton warned about the critical need for investment in oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries, which have quadrupled in recent months. UNITAID

WHO’s chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that in Papua New Guinea, there is large-scale community transmission in the capital Port Moresby and the Western Province, and all 22 provinces have now reported COVID-19 cases. WHO

Despite increases in the number of women at the highest levels of political power, widespread gender inequalities persist, according to the 2021 edition of the IPU-UN Women Map of Women in Politics. UNIFEED

Speaking on behalf of Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum with presence at the United Nations, Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu said, “we reaffirm our commitment to the spirit of multilateral cooperation as symbolized by the shared history of the United Nations.” UNIFEED

This week, UNICEF is launching #Reimagine, a global campaign to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children, especially the most vulnerable children – such as those affected by poverty, exclusion or family violence. UNICEF