This is a summary of what was said by WFP spokesperson Tomson Phiri – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland The United Nations World Food Programme warns that a crippling fuel shortage in Yemen is making an already catastrophic food security situation
The total number of confirmed cases in the country to-date has increased to 2,866 Nineteen patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Gash Barka, Southern Red Sea, Central and Southern Regions. Out of these, eleven patients are from Quarantine Centers in Adibara (6), Ali-Ghidir (4), and,
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UNICEF calls on the Government of Nigeria to take all measures to protect schools in the country “We are relieved at the news of the reported release of over 200 students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School Jangebe in Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, who were kidnapped during an overnight attack at their school in the
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at surging violence in north-west Nigeria which has fuelled displacement into neighbouring Niger’s Maradi region, where
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Funding shortages have forced cuts up to 60 per cent UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and World Food Programme (WFP) appealed today for US$266 million to end food ration cuts for over 3 million refugees in Eastern Africa. Funding shortages have forced cuts up to 60 per cent. The agencies warned of growing risks including
USAID’s partners have been pivoting existing programs to provide life-saving assistance in the few areas of Tigray that can be reached The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to respond to growing humanitarian needs stemming from conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. After nearly four months of fighting
The grant will be disbursed through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility, a blended finance vehicle, supported by the Bank The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ core digital financial services (DFS) regulatory frameworks. The
WHO, African Development Bank and Africa CDC call for coordinated vaccination rollout and investments in local manufacture of drugs and diagnostics as a defense system for Africa Africa must protect itself against future pandemics and other shocks through higher investment in primary healthcare and increased local manufacturing of key medical products, panelists at the Aswan
FAO is seeking $90 million that could assist 6.3 million people The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appealed for urgent aid to fight the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as UN agencies work to prevent a large-scale famine in the country. The Director-General made the appeal
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IOM will dedicate at least one-third of its requested funds to life-saving assistance for displaced people, migrants and local communities affected by the Ma’rib crisis As the conflict in Yemen enters its seventh year, the crisis remains the largest in the world and continues to put millions of lives at risk. The International Organization for