adminSudan: Violence Must End After Five Children Are Reportedly Shot In Recent Political Unrest
Following recent political unrest in Sudan where five children were reportedly shot, Save the Children US CEO Janti Soeripto said: “Save the Children is concerned about the reports of children's deaths…
One Year To Go, Qatar 2022: First FIFA World Cup(TM) in Middle East and Arab World
One-year milestone will be celebrated on Sunday; updates on status of preparations and glimpse of what fans can expect; facts and figures on many areas, including infrastructure and fan experience.…
‘Extremely Worrying’, Severe Drought Grips Most of Somalia as Seasonal Rains Fail a Third Time
Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020 according to the latest Drought Bulletin issued by FAO’s Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO SWALIM) Unit…
Nigeria: MSF Responds to Strikingly High Child Malnutrition in the Northwest as Conflict Surges
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a new program to treat malnourished children in the state of Katsina, in the northwest of Nigeria, as conflict and…
USAID Providing Support to WFP’s Regional Innovation Hub to Encourage New Ideas to Tackle Food Insecurity
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $2 million to support the UN World Food Program (WFP) East Africa Innovation Hub to find innovative solutions to strengthen food…
European Peace Facility: Council Adopts Assistance Measure Worth EUR40 Million for Mozambique
The Council today adopted a decision establishing a €40 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Republic of Mozambique. This assistance measure complements an…
Launch of the 3rd Edition of the Labour Migration Statistic Report in Africa
On the African Statistics Day, 18th November 2021, the African Union Commission in collaboration with Member States, Regional Economic Communities, ILO, IOM and Statistics Sweden has launched the 3rd edition of the labour migration statistics report in Africa, under the Joint Programme on Labour Migration…
UN Experts Deplore the Expulsion by Egypt of Eritrean Family Seeking Asylum in Violation of the Principle of Non-refoulement
UN human rights experts expressed grave concerns about the forced return of seven Eritrean asylum seekers today, including five children, from Egypt, despite the risk of enforced disappearance, torture and…
UNESCO and SADC Co-creating a Strategic Framework for Higher Education and TVET
The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) in collaboration with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) jointly facilitated a…
AMISOM Trains Jubaland Officials to Combat Conflict-related Sexual Violence
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), has concluded a five-day training workshop on the prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kismayo, the administrative capital of…