World Bank supports expanded access to opportunities and services, especially for women and youth
WASHINGTON D.C. May 27, 2021 –To help improve rural road access and employment opportunities, strengthen the learning environment and alignment of priority education programs with the labor market at selected higher education institutions, and increase access to high quality broadband internet services, the World Bank today approved three projects with a combined financing of $875…
Read MoreGirls will be hit hardest if we don’t prevent famine
We applaud young successful feminist activists such as Amanda Gorman, Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg. Yet there is a real danger that the world sits by and watches as adolescent girls bear the brunt of a devastating global food crisis, shattering their ability to contribute to society. In 2019, 688 million people were chronically hungry.…
Read MoreDRC: More children risk being separated from family as tens of thousands flee on fears of another volcano eruption
Under the threat of another eruption, tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that even more children are at risk of being separated from their families, Save the Children warned. The organisation has been working to reunite children who were separated from their…
Read MoreInside Africa’s drive to boost medicines and vaccine manufacturing
Addis Ababa – With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent is working to boost its own manufacturing capacities for vaccines, medicines and vital health technologies. Mrs Biruk Abate Halallo, Health Attaché at Ethiopia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, is the driving force behind a resolution on the local…
Read MoreDirector-General’s opening remarks at the World Health Assembly – 24 May 2021
Your Excellency Madam President, Ambassador Keva Bain, Your Excellency Alain Berset, Federal Counsellor of Switzerland, Excellencies, distinguished colleagues and friends, Lucy Nyambura is a health promotion officer in Mombasa City, Kenya. When COVID-19 arrived last year, a strict lockdown was introduced, but it was met with strong resistance by the local community, who refused to…
Read MoreSecretary-General’s remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series [as delivered]
I am pleased to join you for this dialogue on Africa’s future. I welcome your focus on cultural identity. This builds on the African Union’s theme for this year, highlighting the importance of arts, culture and heritage in building the Africa we want. Culture is the flower of the human being – the fruit of…
Read MoreThis is a pivotal moment to bend the trend towards a fairer response to the global pandemic
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been felt around the world, with devastating impacts on children. Just in the first months of this year, nearly 50% of countries have experienced some level of disruptions to primary healthcare services, including child health services. 9.3 million more children could suffer wasting by 2022 and 168,000 more…
Read MoreAfrica’s COVID-19 Cases Near 4.76 Million: Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,759,772 as of yesterday noon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said, the death toll from the pandemic stood at 128,463, while 4,303,326…
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