The COVID-19 pandemic and the prevention measures that have been put in place by the various governments in the region continue to have an impact on vulnerable populations, including on migrants transiting through Djibouti. Although the borders between Ethiopia and Djibouti have been reopened since July 2020, some migrants transiting through Djibouti leaving or returning from […]
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UNICEF ESARO: COVID-19 and its impacts – Social listening report on online conversations in Eastern and Southern Africa, May 2021
OVERVIEW This monthly report provides key highlights of the digital conversations on COVID-19 and its impacts in Eastern and Southern Africa. The report builds on different categories of online signals including search trends, social media content (posts, comments) and digital news articles. Social media and digital news platforms monitored include digital news outlets, Facebook, Twitter, […]
Actor and Service Mapping in Dadaab Refugee Camps, 3W Matrix, February 2021
Project Background Kenya is now the second biggest refugee-hosting country in Africa after Ethiopia. The majority of the nearly half a million refugees in Kenya reside in either Dadaab (44%) or Kakuma (40%) camps in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), with the remaining 16% living in Nairobi and other urban areas of Nairobi. Dadaab […]
Ethiopia: Making health budgets work for children
Communities in Somali Region, Ethiopia, came together to successfully campaign for much-needed increases to the region’s health budget. THE SITUATION IN SOMALI REGION Somali Region in Ethiopia is caught in a cycle of famine, drought and conflict resulting in the displacement of children and their communities. Families on the move lose access to food, water and security, […]
UNHCR Sudan Mixed Movements Update (Eritrean and Ethiopian), January – March 2021
Introduction Sudan is a country of origin, destination and transit on the migratory route from the Horn of Africa to Europe (mainly through the Central Mediterranean route) and other destinations. An estimated 50 per cent of refugees arriving in Shagarab move out of the camps within two months of their arrival. a trend that remains […]
Cloudbeds Introduces New Payments Solution to Further Streamline Hotel Operations
The fully integrated, easy, and secure payments solution is now available in the US, Canada, Europe and United Kingdom, to save Hoteliers time and money. SAN DIEGO, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloudbeds, the fastest growing hospitality management platform, announced the launch of a fully integrated payments solution and a new Financial Services division […]