Brazzaville, 26 January 2023 – Africa is emerging from the New Year travel season without a significant upsurge in COVID-19 for the first time since the start of the pandemic.A total of 20 552 new cases were recorded in the first three weeks of January…
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Sustainable Peace Cannot Be Built Where Rights of Women Are Ignored, Says Deputy Secretary-General, at Security Council Open Debate
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, in New York today:I would like to start by expressing my gratitude to Japan for hosting this debate.Peace is t…
WFP welcomes major donation of €65.5 million from the European Union in Eastern and Southern Africa to address the unprecedented global food crisis in eleven countries
NAIROBI / JOHANNESBURG –?An essential and timely contribution of €65.5 million from the European Union, received through its Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), has been immediately put to work by WFP to address the unprecedented needs caused by the gl…