As Prepared for Delivery
Many thanks Madame Ambassador for the opportunity to address excellencies and esteemed colleagues present here today on this important topic. I very much welcome the restated commitment to break the cycle of panic and neglect.
We …
Situation Overview
With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southern Africa now over 2 million and the number of deaths standing at 63,000 – noting that both figures are believed to be significantly underreported due to limited testing and …
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Carlotta Sami – to whom quoted text may be attributed – who joined the Palais press briefing from the port of Trapani in Sicily where some 450 persons were …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa–UNFPA East and Southern Africa through the Safeguard Young People Programme in collaboration with UNICEF within the 2gether for SRH programme is in the process of developing new content for adolescents and young people on Sexual Reproductive Health …
3 May 2021 – Geneva: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement today to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the COVAX Facility to provide life-saving vaccines to people at risk from …
As Prepared for Delivery
Many thanks Madame Ambassador for the opportunity to address excellencies and esteemed colleagues present here today on this important topic. I very much welcome the restated commitment to break the cycle of panic and neglect.
We …
NEW YORK – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is sending his special envoy for the Horn of Africa to the region Tuesday in a bid to de-escalate tensions.
In a statement, Blinken said Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman will visit Egypt, …
The World Health Organization says a small outbreak of the Ebola virus has been contained in an eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
According to Congo’s Ministry of Health, the outbreak inflected 12 people and killed …
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the …