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Building resilience in Mozambique: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Grappling with climate shocks, COVID-19 recovery, and conflict, Mozambique is building resilience and overcoming many challenges, as Myrta Kaulard, outgoing UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in in the country, explains to UN News.
Cloud Lingers over Sierra Leones Election
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 07 (IPS) - People went to the polls in Sierra Leone on 24 June to pick a president, parliament and municipal representatives. Results were quickly announced and the president sworn in for a second term. But a cloud of doubt lingers.
Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs Experts
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) - Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say Pakistan health experts.The first thing you notice about eight-month-old Manahil Zeeshan is how tiny she looks on the adult-size hospital bed at the government-run Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) in Korangi, a neighbourhood in Karachi.
Greener Pastures Not So Green for Zimbabweans in the Diaspora
- Inter Press Service
DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, Jul 05 (IPS) - They have high-paying jobs, a high standard of living, and almost everything they need, but for Zimbabweans abroad, all that glitters is not gold.
UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan
- UN News
The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan as the military power struggle there continues.
WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
- UN News
Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency aid to only 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people in need across West Africa, scaling back from an initial target of assisting 11.6 million, the agency announced on Wednesday.
More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine
- UN News
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Wednesday.
Tuberculosis: A Disease of the Poor Begs For Rich Funding
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Jul 03 (IPS) - The United Nations General Assembly is convening a high-level meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) to get a political commitment for increased funding for programmes and research to end an old disease that today kills more people than AIDS and COVID.
From seeds to solar power in Madagascar: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Over one million people in drought-stricken southern Madagascar are benefitting from a range of complementary UN development initiatives which are being coordinated in order to have a greater impact as the UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar Issa Sanogo explains.
Land Beneficiaries Lament Worsening Poverty in Resettled Areas
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Jun 30 (IPS) - Located between two heavily-deforested mountains, Nakadanga Trust in Machinga District in southern Malawi looks lifeless.
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