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UNITED NATIONS— The UN warned that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional US$12 billion in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects”.Food insecurity is soaring due to warming te…
Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN urges Ukraine grain release, World Bank pledges extra US$12 billion Read MoreThe number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said on Thursday.Martin Griffiths, who is also the Emergency Relief Coordinator, said that around 303 million living in 69 countries, wer…
Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 — Ensuring the private sector can gain access to markets and compete equally with government-run businesses is vital for countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to create jobs in a region with the highest youth…
Jobs Undone: Reshaping the Role of Governments toward Markets and Workers in the Middle East and North Africa [EN/AR] Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 — Ensuring the private sector can gain access to markets and compete equally with government-run businesses is vital for countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to create jobs in a region with the highest youth…
Jobs Undone: Reshaping the Role of Governments toward Markets and Workers in the Middle East and North Africa [EN/AR] Read MoreThe International Labor Organization says the latest figures show there are 160 million children around the world involved in child labor. The figures were unveiled at the ILO’s 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor now underway in Du…
ILO: Child Labor Rising Around the World Read MoreWeekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.During the last two weeks in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel…
ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (23 April – 6 May 2022) Read MoreRegional OverviewRefugee and asylum seeker populations continue to face notable hardships particularly in contexts of limited integration within hosting nations. Now, more than ever, there is a need for sustained investments in fostering the self-relia…
WFP Southern Africa: Regional Refugee Update, Issue No. 3 – April 2022 Read MoreBERLIN, GERMANY — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Berlin, where the two men discussed plans to work together to ensure Ukrainian food exports reach consumers in Africa and Asia.The two …
Blinken Meets with NATO Allies in Berlin on Ukraine Support Read MoreVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp and a French hermit monk assassinated in Algeria.The 85-year-old pope, who has b…
Pope Declares 10 New Saints, Including Dutch Priest Killed By Nazis Read MoreThe percentage of people fully vaccinated in the African Region increased from 13% at the end of March 2022 to 14.3% as of 30 April 2022. Six out of the 20 countries that had less than 10% of their population fully vaccinated in January 2022 have moved…
COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO African Region – Monthly Bulletin, April 2022 Read MoreHumanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst drought in 40 years is affecting some 15 million people across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The drought follows four consecutive failed rainy seasons, and …
Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa Read MoreHumanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Thursday, calling for a gl…
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation Read More