09 June 2021, Addis Ababa: As part of a broad-based initiative to address the plant protection needs of the Eastern Africa nations, a practical training programme on Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) was delivered to experts drawn from the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. […]
Month: June 2021
EU-US Joint statement on the humanitarian emergency in Tigray
Seven months into the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, human rights atrocities and the full-blown humanitarian crisis are alarming, currently pushing 400,000 innocent people to the brink of famine and loss of life. This must be addressed immediately. We do well to remember the 1980s famine in Ethiopia, which led to an estimated one million […]
Robbed, raped, beaten: safe migration routes urgently needed between Colombia and Panama
Migrants crossing from northwest Colombia into Panama through the Darién forest are being robbed, assaulted, raped, even killed. MSF teams are providing medical and mental health care to people in Panama who have made it through forest. MSF calls on Panama and Colombia to establish safe migration routes between the two countries to ensure people’s […]
Oxfam response to Ethiopia’s latest food insecurity figures released today by the IPC
In reaction to Ethiopia’s latest food insecurity figures released today by the IPC, Oxfam’s global Emergency Food Security Advisor, Emily Farr, said: “The figures released today are extremely worrying – they show new and dangerous levels of hunger in Ethiopia. According to the latest IPC findings, right now there are over 350,000 people in a […]
DTM Somalia: Cross Border Movements – Somalia (May 2021)
In May 2021, a total of 23,524 movements were observed at Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs). This represents an increase of 78% in comparison with May 2020 when 13,200 movements were observed. Doolow, Bossaso, Lowyacado, Dhobley, and Buuhoodle FMPs recorded an increase in movements between these two periods (234%, 166%, 52%, 38% and 25% respectively). Cabudwaaq and Harirad FMPs recorded a decrease […]
Polio this week as of 09 June 2021
Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promiseat a virtual event, to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including setbacks caused by COVID-19. Read the press release here. “We need to continue supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, whose surveillance capacity and ability to reach vulnerable communities […]