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News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 198
Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
- UN News
Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought in the Horn of Africa region amid a shortfall in humanitarian aid, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Malawi Counts Success of Polio Vaccination Drive after Detecting First Case in 30 Years
- Inter Press Service
Blantyre, Malawi, Apr 18 (IPS) - One polio case is one too many, global health experts say.
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
- UN News
The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine threaten to push millions even closer to famine.
Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections
- UN News
COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in infections on the continent since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
West Africa: WFP working to feed millions amid record hunger, rising costs
- UN News
The conflict in Ukraine is driving up global food and fuel prices which is affecting efforts to feed millions in West Africa, where hunger levels have reached a 10-year high, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.
Unintended Pregnancy Rates Highest in Africa: a Look at the Complex Reasons
- Inter Press Service
Apr 13 (IPS) - The United Nations Population Fund recently released the 2022 State of World Population report. It highlights that almost half of all pregnancies between 2015 and 2019 were unintended. That amounts to roughly 121 million unintended pregnancies each year.
Kenya's Ticking Bomb as Unemployed Youth Lured into Traffickers' Dens
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 13 (IPS) - Ahmed Bakari’s ill-fated journey to ‘greener pastures’ started with a social media private message from a stranger back in 2017. The message said an international NGO was recruiting teachers and translators to work in Somalia.
Eastern Africa: Millions displaced, amid growing hunger, ‘unprecedented needs’
- UN News
Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit as the world grapples with a toxic cocktail of conflict, climate shocks, and COVID-19, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
Africa Commits to Green Recovery from COVID-19 Amid Daunting Challenges
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Apr 12 (IPS) - Climate change activist Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), is not reluctant to engage African governments to do what’s necessary to commit to post-COVID-19 green growth strategies.
WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, welcomed the setting up of a new Heads of State and Government Group to get the world back on track to reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease, by a third – in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - and promote mental health and well-being.
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