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Seychelles: African Development Bank Supports Blue Economy with $800k FAPA grant

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has signed an $800,000 grant agreement with the government of Seychelles to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in its Blue Economy sector. The package will help Seychelles develop its marine biotechnology sector, strengthen the capacity of public institutions and private operators, create a knowledge platform on emerging business opportunities, and provide technical and financial… Read More
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Still ‘early days’ to assess COVID-19 impact on women, children – UNICEF official

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UN News spoke to Ms. Luwei Pearson, Acting Director of UNICEF’s Health Programme Division, about the agency’s quick response to the coronavirus outbreak and other issues related to what is now a global pandemic, including its impact on millions of children faced with school closures.   © UNICEF/Luisa Brumana Luwei Pearson (right), Acting Head of the Health Section of UNICEF on… Read More
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UN health chief announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment

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Updating journalists at the regular press briefing in Geneva, UN World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that more than 200,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported and over 8,000 deaths. He explained that because multiple small trials of the coronavirus vaccine with different methodologies may not provide the evidence needed, WHO and partners are organizing a study… Read More
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Treat migrants with dignity and respect during pandemic: UN migration agency

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“We define migrants as workers, as displaced people, as asylum seekers, and they are a huge presence across the world, for all kinds of reasons. And of course, they are human beings: they’re our neighbours, our families, they are people that our children know from school, and they’re affected the way all of us are affected by this during this… Read More
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African Development Bank announces bold measures to curb coronavirus

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank on Wednesday announced health and safety measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in countries where it has a presence, including its headquarters in Abidjan. The measures include telecommuting, video conferencing in lieu of physical meetings, the suspension of visits to Bank buildings, and the cancelation of all travel, meetings, and conferences, until further… Read More
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Talking to your children about coronavirus: Let them know you’re listening, remind them you care

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Amidst a deluge of information and with more and more people being confined to their homes, it is not surprising that children are also feeling anxious.  And although they might find it difficult to understand what they are seeing online or on television, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) points out that “they can be particularly vulnerable to feelings of anxiety,… Read More
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Coronavirus update: humanitarian work must continue, ‘no exceptions’ for bold action in Europe, ensure sufficient medicine stocks

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Millions still need life-saving UN support, reminds humanitarian official A senior UN humanitarian official issued a reminder on Tuesday, that millions of vulnerable people are still relying on the Organization’s life-saving assistance to survive. Speaking to UN News in Geneva, Jens Laerke, Deputy Spokesperson at the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, or OCHA, said that some of the countries affected by… Read More

MFW4A: Call for essays on financial sector development

Elwin Mandowa,
The Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership (MFW4A) invites researchers and students enrolled in an academic institution to submit an essay on the African financial sector. The call for essays aims to foster a better understanding of the issues challenging financial sector development in Africa and to gather thoughts, opinions and innovative ideas on how to develop the sector. Topics… Read More
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UN Population Fund sounds alarm over dire situation facing women and girls in Syria after 10 years of war 

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Women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the crisis, struggling to survive and care for traumatized children, as the conflict enters its 10th year, said the agency. Some 960,000 are estimated to have been displaced since December, 80 per cent of whom are women and children, and approximately 25,000 of whom are currently pregnant.  Severe disruption to health services  Reproductive… Read More
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‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’: WHO chief blasts slow virus testing response

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The WHO has repeatedly decried a lack of urgency on the part of many countries when it comes to testing, isolation and contact tracing (i.e. carefully monitoring people who are in close contact with someone who has been infected). In his Monday briefing, Tedros acknowledged the rapid escalation in social distancing measures worldwide, which include many more school closures, the… Read More
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