WHO: Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak is slowing, but remains a concern
After nearly 400 confirmed infections and 100 deaths, the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria is beginning to slow but the epidemic is far...
In Somalia massive livestock losses have severely impacted livelihoods and food...
In Somalia massive livestock deaths due to drought - 60 per cent of herds in some areas - have severely damaged pastoralists' livelihoods. The...
Nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against Yellow...
Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi – the...
African cities tackle food and nutrition security challenges
More than half of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) population could be living in urban areas by 2050 posing huge challenges for poor towns and...
World Food Programme (WFP) – Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are launching an innovative joint project...
Urgent action needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition and...
Under nutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases are leading to catastrophic costs to individuals, to communities and to national healthcare systems in Africa. Every year,...
UNDP and Kingdom of Netherlands Sign New Cooperation Agreement to Continue...
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a new agreement on Thursday extending support to strengthening the rule...
New Manual on the Investigation and Prosecution of SGBV Cases in...
Stakeholders met on Wednesday to review and discuss the contents of a manual on the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)...
Cameroon: UK's Actis to build Douala Grand Mall and Business Park
The British High Commissioner to Cameron, H.E. Rowan Laxton, and Mr. Luc Maglire Mbarga Atangana, Cameroon’s Minister of Commerce and personal representative of the...
Launch of SGBV Pocket Book
With support from UNDP Access to Justice Project and funding by the United States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Human...