Tag: Covid-19
Private sector crucial to overcoming Africa’s critical investment gaps
The African Development Bank Group’s governors (AfDB) will address three strategic challenges when they meet next month for the...
Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa at 10-year high as crisis spreads to coastal countries
Acute food insecurity is on track to reach a 10-year high in West and Central Africa by June of...
Prevent future pandemics by tackling tuberculosis, new report says
A new report has found that the key to preventing new pandemics might rest in dealing with one of...
Chronic kidney disease: Africa’s silent killer
There is a silent killer in our midst. It affects 850 million people worldwide and is a leading cause...
Challenges and opportunities: Global survey results on women’s tech careers
52 percent of people believe that women’s careers in tech suffered due to COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis; 32...
UN boss calls for ‘revolution of support’ to aid world’s least developed countries
World leaders last week gathered in Doha, Qatar, for a major UN conference seeking to accelerate sustainable development where...
Five things you need to know about the world’s least developed countries
Three years after the world began to shut down as COVID-19 took hold, the UN and other partners will...
Innovation for women and girls must keep pace with needs of those in crisis and humanitarian settings
A joint statement by UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Anders Thomsen, and Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha...
Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm as it threatens to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi
Tropical Cyclone Freddy - which is threatening communities in Madagascar and Mozambique for a second time in as many...
African leaders pledge new commitments to end AIDS
African leaders and partners have joined together at a high-level event on the sidelines of the 36th Session of the...
Africa needs pro-poor and inclusive recovery efforts to foster economic transformation
Following the multiple financial, health, and climate crises affecting Africa, countries should accelerate inclusive recovery efforts to boost economic...
FAO, African Risk Capacity advocate for women’s engagement in climate action and disaster risk reduction
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has joined efforts with the African Risk Capacity (ARC)...