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Qatar Fund for Development and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office cooperate to support International Development and Humanitarian Aid

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023User2

Today, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) signed a memorandum of understanding for strategic cooperation in international development and humanitarian aid on the sidelines of the Fifth UN Least Developed Countries Conference (LDC 5) in Doha. This MoU will focus on addressing several pressing matters that […]

Undernourished and Overlooked: A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023User2

Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women NEW […]

5 things you need to know about the world’s least developed countries

March 4, 2023User2

Three years after the world began to shut down as COVID-19 took hold, the UN and other partners will gather in Doha, Qatar, to deliver a historic new compact to support the countries whose vulnerabilities the pandemic most exposed. The conference of Least Developed Countries or LDCs takes place every 10 years and this […]

Ethiopia Price Bulletin, February 2023

March 1, 2023User2

Maize is the least preferred cereal in urban areas, but it isthe most widely consumed by the rural poor households. Sorghum is generally one of the cheapest cereals. Teff iscentral to Ethiopian culture as the most preferred cereal thatmost Ethiopian households particularly in urban and somebetter off families in rural areas consume. Teff is sourcedpredominantly […]

East Africa Price Bulletin, February 2023

March 1, 2023User2

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NETcountry and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and allowing users tocompare current trends with both five-year […]

UNHCR Kenya: Multi-year Strategy 2023 – 2026 – Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion (June 2022)

March 1, 2023User2

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As of June 2022, Kenya hosts about 555,183 refugees and asylum-seekers in Kakuma/Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Dadaab refugee camp, Nairobi, El Doret, Nakuru and Mombasa. Of this population, around 45% are 18-59 years old, which make up most of the working age population. Unemployment is high amongst refugees and host communities in both […]