In a world where 690 million people still go to bed hungry, the World Food Programme (WFP) works to end hunger by saving lives in emergencies and changing lives with projects that empower individuals and communities to become self-reliant. And we all have a role to play: the power and passion of young people to come together and make change […]
Continue ReadingThere has been increased stress, anxiety and other mental health issues, while an estimated 365 million primary school students have gone without school meals, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN specialized agency handling education issues, UNESCO. Based on a set of eight global benchmarks, Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, calls for all classrooms to promote life skills, cognitive and socioemotional […]
Continue ReadingEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Building on the global joint work by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on hunger, migration and displacement in the world from November 2020, this report aims to provide an overview of the unique challenges faced by migrants […]
Continue ReadingCiting a rise in “extreme poverty, inequalities and injustice” in the last 18 months, Ms. Bachelet also warned that democratic and civic space has been eroded. These were all problems that could be addressed if countries embraced the UN Secretary-General’s call for a New Social Contract, Ms. Bachelet said, on the opening day of the Human Rights Council’s 47th session in […]
Continue ReadingAddis Ababa, China Red Cross has donated 100,000 doses of anti COVID-19 vaccine to its Ethiopian counterpart today.Out of the total donated vaccines, 40,000 will be delivered to Tigray region, it was learned.On the occasion, Chinese Ambassador to Ethio…
Continue Reading(NNN-AGENCIES) — Famine in the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray is on track to spread to other parts of the country, the UN warned. “The situation is set to get worse in the coming months, not only in Tigray, but in Afar and Amhara as well,” UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock told the […]
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