With the good news of COVID-19 vaccines arriving recently, people in the world are in a wait-and-watch mode to start travel and to resume their businesses.

The people in the world have been buoyed up by news that several COVID-19 vaccines are showing promising results in early trials.

Global media are reporting about the successful trials of COVID-19 vaccines, and people around the world are hopeful with the news that vaccines would be ready in deployment in early 2021.

While facing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, regional countries including Myanmar are dealing with the growing transnational crimes.

On the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, which marks the beginning of the UN’s annual campaign, the 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women, the WHO South-East Asia Region called on all health sector stakeholders in the region to take urgent actions across the region to strengthen efforts to protect women and girls from violence and to support their health needs amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.