Tag: UN Africa News

In #SouthSudan 🍲7.24M people don’t have enough food🧒🏿1.4M children are malnourished👣Almost 2M people are internally displaced@WFP provides food and nutrition assistance & implements resilience programs that supports millions of people in the country🌾 pic.twitter.com/enbpl6zCqW — WFP South Sudan (@WFP_SouthSudan) September 13, 2021 “Drastic times call for drastic measures. We are forced to take these painful decisions and stretch our limited… Read More

In her various meetings in the capital, Mogadishu, Ms. Mohammed highlighted the country’s parliamentary elections as an opportunity to build on the progress made in women’s political participation. She also emphasized that women’s full inclusion in all sectors of society would contribute to greater resilience, peace, and stability in the Horn of Africa country.  ‘The peace dividend will not happen… Read More

Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) briefed ambassadors on developments ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on 24 December.  They were agreed under a political roadmap stemming from the historic October 2020 ceasefire between Libya’s rival authorities, and the establishment of a Government of National… Read More

In the two most affected provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, UNHCR and its partners recorded more than 1,200 civilian deaths and 1,100 rapes, constituting a total of 25,000 human rights abuses.  Speaking in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov said the violence “continues to cost lives and drive people from their homes”.   Soap is prepared for distribution by UNHCR in a warehouse in eastern… Read More

More than 260 suspected cases and 129 deaths have been reported in Tshopo Province; a high case fatality ratio of 50 per cent, the UN health agency said on Wednesday.   Tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Paris, detected Neisseria meningitis.   It is one of the most frequent strains of the bacterial form of the disease, and it has the potential to cause… Read More

This month, WFP started delivering emergency assistance to communities in regions bordering war-torn Tigray. So far, the conflict has forced 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million into the nextdoor provinces of Afar and Amhara.   In coordination with Ethiopia’s Federal and Regional Government authorities, the goal is to reach 530,000 people in Afar and 250,000 people in Amhara. The operation will scale up as needs increase and funding is received.  In Tigray, food security… Read More

Since 12 July, less than 10 per cent of the trucks that should have reached desperate populations affected by months of fighting, have managed to get through, according to the UN aid coordination office OCHA.  The humanitarian situation in #Tigray is worsening with relief supplies running very low. 1.7 million people are estimated to face food insecurity in #Afar and #Amhara. Parties to the conflict… Read More

New WHO data shows nearly 80 per cent of countries on the continent, or 42 out of 54, are off track on meeting the global target set in May by the World Health Assembly, if the current rate of vaccine deliveries and inoculations continues.  With more vaccines expected from #COVAX & @_AfricanUnion by the end of September, we could see enough doses delivered to meet the 10% target. However, 26… Read More

“A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes”, António Guterres warned. “The unity of Ethiopia and the stability of the region are at stake”, he added calling for an immediate ceasefire and the launch of national political dialogue. Outlining the severity of the situation, the UN chief said the military front lines in Tigray have reached the regions of neighbouring… Read More

Vaccine-derived poliovirus is a weakened strain of the virus that has changed over time and behaves more like the naturally occurring poliovirus. At a dedicated meeting on polio, Governments from the WHO African Region committed to ending all remaining forms of polio and presented a scorecard to track progress towards its eradication.  #Africa has been free of wild #polio for one year!👏🏿… Read More