One-year milestone will be celebrated on Sunday; updates on status of preparations and glimpse of what fans can expect; facts and figures on many areas, including infrastructure and fan experience. On 21 November 2022, the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab World will begin as the world’s best national teams meet […]
'Extremely Worrying', Severe Drought Grips Most of Somalia as Seasonal Rains Fail a Third Time
Download logo Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020 according to the latest Drought Bulletin issued by FAO’s Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO SWALIM) Unit in Mogadishu yesterday. The southern regions of Somalia are now enduring severe drought while the north-eastern regions of the country are facing a […]
Nigeria: MSF Responds to Strikingly High Child Malnutrition in the Northwest as Conflict Surges
Download logo The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a new program to treat malnourished children in the state of Katsina, in the northwest of Nigeria, as conflict and insecurity surge in the region and access to health care remains limited. Malnutrition is endemic in northern Nigeria with cases usually declining by […]
USAID Providing Support to WFP's Regional Innovation Hub to Encourage New Ideas to Tackle Food Insecurity
Download logo The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $2 million to support the UN World Food Program (WFP) East Africa Innovation Hub to find innovative solutions to strengthen food security by moving beyond traditional food assistance towards long-term resilience. This support builds on an additional $2.5 million in support USAID provided for […]
European Peace Facility: Council Adopts Assistance Measure Worth EUR40 Million for Mozambique
Download logo The Council today adopted a decision establishing a €40 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Republic of Mozambique. This assistance measure complements an urgent measure amounting to €4 million approved by the Council under the EPF on 30 July 2021 for the most urgently required equipment. […]
Launch of the 3rd Edition of the Labour Migration Statistic Report in Africa
Download logo On the African Statistics Day, 18th November 2021, the African Union Commission in collaboration with Member States, Regional Economic Communities, ILO, IOM and Statistics Sweden has launched the 3rd edition of the labour migration statistics report in Africa, under the Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP). The key highlights of the report include bridging some of the data gaps from the previous edition […]
UN Experts Deplore the Expulsion by Egypt of Eritrean Family Seeking Asylum in Violation of the Principle of Non-refoulement
Download logo UN human rights experts expressed grave concerns about the forced return of seven Eritrean asylum seekers today, including five children, from Egypt, despite the risk of enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment, and in violation of international human rights obligations. “Individuals who have fled Eritrea and subsequently forcefully returned are considered as “traitors” and […]
UNESCO and SADC Co-creating a Strategic Framework for Higher Education and TVET
Download logo The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) in collaboration with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) jointly facilitated a two-day strategic workshop in Cape Town, South Africa under the theme: ‘Futures of Education for Higher Education and TVET.’ The workshop took place […]
AMISOM Trains Jubaland Officials to Combat Conflict-related Sexual Violence
Download logo The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), has concluded a five-day training workshop on the prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubaland State. The Training of Trainers course was attended by 25 (15 male and ten female) trainers on SGBV in Jubaland. Gloria Jaase, […]
IRC Calls for Bold Action Around Blinken Africa Visit
Download logo As US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken continues his visit in Africa, the IRC calls on the US and other wealthy nations to renew efforts to address humanitarian emergencies unfolding across the continent, specifically in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan. While the US has donated millions of vaccines to Africa, Covid-19 vaccine supply is […]