Jean Kaseya, Nebiyu Dereje, Raji Tajudeen, Alain Ngashi Ngongo, Nicaise Ndembi, Mosoka Papa Fallah Summary box Climate change has direct and indirect effects on the public health. Africa has been...
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Jean Kaseya, Nebiyu Dereje, Raji Tajudeen, Alain Ngashi Ngongo, Nicaise Ndembi, Mosoka Papa Fallah Summary box Climate change has direct and indirect effects on the public health. Africa has been...
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PUTTING POLICY INTO ACTION The Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act (GMPTA) is a pivotal legislative initiative signed into law by President Biden in October 2022. This act charges the...
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Breaking the Silence: Ten humanitarian crises that didn’t make headlines in 2023 In 2023, there were 273,279 online articles worldwide about the new Barbie movie, but only 1,049 articles about the...
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World Vision is committed to empowering lives – especially those of the most vulnerable across the continent. In this latest edition of our West and Central Africa Newsletter, find the latest updates...
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UNHCR provides protection and assistance to close to 93,000 Malian refugees* in the region of Hodh Chargui where Mbera camp is located, and over 16,000 refugees and asylum-seekers* in Nouakchott and...
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Seventy-eighth session Agenda item 72 (a) Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening...
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I. Introduction 1. The present report has been prepared pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 2022/349, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its 2023...
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At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition. In sub-Saharan Africa, malnutrition is the second leading cause of death among children after malaria. To end this...
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Increasing risk of hunger in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and El Niño looms - warns new UN report Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali and the Sudan have been elevated to the...
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What should be the top priority for Africa in 2023? Aloysius Uche Ordu On Monday, January 30, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) will launch its annual flagship report, Foresight Africa. ...
Overview In 2022, the progress made in fighting food insecurity and malnutrition in Senegal was significantly hampered by global inflation and stagflation trends, disruptions caused by the Ukraine...
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For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced new commitments to global water security, sanitation and hygiene...
NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Senegalese Red Cross Society was established by law in 1963 and joined the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the same year. The...
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Appeal highlights Major humanitarian crises continue to unfold across West and Central Africa, with devastating consequences for children and communities. The region is facing multiple conflicts that...
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Rising ocean levels threaten dozens of Africa’s rapidly expanding coastal metropolises, resulting in shrinking land area, coastal flooding, more powerful storm surges, and the need for better...
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This annual report describes the context in which the teams in CECI’s international network worked, alongside their partners, to support communities in 2021-2022. It presents an overview of their...
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INTRODUCTION The response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic pose a unique set of challenges and has triggered an unprecedented global humanitarian and financial crisis response, which still...
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The population of refugees and asylum-seekers in Mauritania surpassed 100,000 in September 2022. This includes 89,468 Malian refugees* in the arid south-east region where the Mbera camp is located,...
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COP27: Accounts of climate crisis victims underscore urgency of action With the latest reports stating that the world is hurtling toward global warming levels of at least 2.5°C, a new briefing by...
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Catastrophic floods have hit Pakistan in recent weeks that have killed over 1,000 people, displaced close to 500,000 and impacted the lives of over 30 million residents. The floods have left more...