Urban populations will benefit from the contribution through WFP’s Urban Resilience Building Programme which aims to reach up to 180,000 households across 19 urban domains HARARE, Zimbabwe, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$5.7 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support people experiencing vulnerability to food insecurity across urban and…
Pierluigi Collina and Johannes Holzmüller explain the advancement of the tests to date ZURICH, Switzerland, FIFA (www.FIFA.com) publishes tomorrow a documentation about the latest tests of semi-automated offside technology ; Pierluigi Collina and Johannes Holzmüller explain the advancement of the tests to date; Further tests at FIFA Arab Cup outlined at Leaders MEET in Doha. FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer Pierluigi Collina has described…
Currently, there are nearly 6,000 Somali migrants in Libya GENEVA, Switzerland, The International Organization for Migration (IOM), through its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme, facilitated the safe return of 32 Somali migrants in November 2021. “Currently, there are nearly 6,000 Somali migrants in Libya, many of whom are still stranded.” said Federico Soda, Chief of Mission, IOM Libya. “The…
Currently, there are nearly 6,000 Somali migrants in Libya GENEVA, Switzerland, The International Organization for Migration (IOM), through its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme, facilitated the safe return of 32 Somali migrants in November 2021. “Currently, there are nearly 6,000 Somali migrants in Libya, many of whom are still stranded.” said Federico Soda, Chief of Mission, IOM Libya. “The…
Exposure to air pollution is responsible for a staggering number of preventable illnesses and deaths across the globe NAIROBI, Kenya, — The journey towards realizing universal access to modern cooking methods received a boost on Friday following the launch of the first edition of a facilitators training manual on household air pollution. The 136-page document themed “Household Air Pollution:…
FAO Director-General joins high level participants at the 17th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform meeting ROME, Italy, — To make them more sustainable, the transformation of agrifood systems across Africa needs a “cross-sectoral, holistic, coherent and coordinated policy environment,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today at a high-level African Union (AU)…
By Vianey Rweyendela President Samia Suluhu’s reaffirmation at COP26 that Tanzania is fully committed to mitigating the effects of adverse climate change across all key sectors (including agriculture) is very commendable. President Samia addressed the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), at Glasgow, Scotland, in the UK. It is great news for over 22,407,487…
Reports indicate that scores of people have been killed and many others injured in fighting between Arabs and Misseriya Jebel KHARTOUM, Sudan, – UNITAMS is gravely concerned by the significant rise in tribal and intercommunal violence, resulting in the unfortunate loss of civilian lives and livelihoods, most recently in Tawila, Dar Es Salam and Sortoni, Kabkabiya localities of North…
UNICEF calls on all parties to uphold the safety of children and protect them from violence NAIROBI, Kenya, November 26, 2021. “At least 13 school children and four school staff are among dozens reported to have been injured when a bomb detonated near a school in Mogadishu, Somalia in the early hours of Thursday morning. The blast is said…
This meeting comes at a time when there is a need to examine how to rebuild CRVS Systems after the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic KIGALI, Rwanda, – A four day Expert Group Meeting of African Registrar Generals and Director Generals of Civil Registration has officially begun in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting that runs between November 23 –…