01 January-20 April 2021 Aid Worker KKA is now available on our website or HDX. Insecurity Insight continuously updates data on aid workers killed, kidnapped or arrested (KKA). Updated data includes new and historic reports identified in open-sources and verified security incidents submitted by Aid in Danger partner agencies. Source: Insecurity Insight
Continue ReadingFAO to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Africa and Latin America 16 June 2021, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes a CAD 22.4 million (USD 17.7 million) contribution from Canada to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities – especially women, […]
Continue ReadingWhen he accepted the offer to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, four years ago, Mark Lowcock had hoped the need for aid globally was on the decline. But due to protracted and emerging conflicts, the rising impacts of climate change, and the toll of diseases such as Ebola – and now of […]
Continue ReadingAddis Ababa June 15/2021 (ENA) Ethiopia will soon receive about 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX global partnership, Ministry of Health announced. Minister of Health, Lia Tadesse briefed journalists today about the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination in Ethiopia. According to Lia, despite enormous efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 pandemic, it has continued to be the major […]
Continue ReadingOlder people around the world at higher risk of abuse & neglect than before the pandemic: New report 14/06/2021 • HelpAge International launch new report on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day • Restrictive measures increase risk of abuse and neglect • Other health issues neglected in the wake of COVID-19 • Older people are invisible in official […]
Continue Reading(ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) yesterday concluded the regional dialogue on the COVID-19 Response Mechanism application and the validation workshop of the continuation request on the multi country TB intervention among refugees in the region. The four-day two meetings were on the priorities for the COVID 19 Response Mechanism application and […]
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