This is the News in Brief from the United Nations, with the following top stories on Thursday, 21 October 2021: 

- $667 million funding call to help Afghans through economic crisis 
- COVID-19 responsible for up to 180,000 health worker deaths: WHO  
- UN weather agency approves sweeping initiatives to boost forecasting data

Audio Credit: Katy Dartford, UN News - Geneva 
Photo: A volunteer carer called Trinity, working in a COVID-19 field hospital in Nasrec, Johannesburg. Credit: IMF/James Oatway

News in Brief - 21 October 2021 - call to help Afghans, health workers, forecasting data

This is the News in Brief, with the following top stories on Tuesday, 29 March 2022:

- Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO
- UN’s atomic watchdog chief in Ukraine to support nuclear power plants
- Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms

Audio: Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
Photo: Canoes have become the only means of transport for residents of Old Fangak, South Sudan. © UNHCR/Samuel Otieno

News in Brief - 29 March 2022 - Ukraine war, food insecurity, and South Sudan flooding

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News in Brief - 21 October 2021 - call to help Afghans, health workers, forecasting data

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