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Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | Dec 03, 2024

The United States Announces More Than $1 Billion in Humanitarian Assistance to Address Food Insecurity and Other Needs in Africa

U.S. humanitarian partners are providing life-saving assistance and vital programs for people at risk of exploitation and abuse, including refugees, IDPs, and affected communities

Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced that the United States is providing more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity and other urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and affected communities in 31 African countries. This funding, announced during President Biden’s visit to Angola,…

Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Dec 03, 2024

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Support Helps to Expand Contribution of Nuclear Technology to Sustainable Development in Eswatini

A team of experts from the IAEA, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) met with Emaswati counterparts to formally launch an imPACT Review of the country’s cancer treatment capacities

Since becoming a Member State of the IAEA in 2013, the Kingdom of Eswatini has made measurable progress towards the achievement of its national development objectives, as well as those established in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, through continuous engagement with the Agency’s technical cooperation (TC) programme. Training courses, expert…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Singapore | Dec 03, 2024

Working Visit by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman to Egypt

Singapore is the 5th largest Asian investor in Egypt, with approximately USD 700 million of investments in Egypt

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman represented Singapore at the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza on 2 December 2024. In his statement, Minister Maliki highlighted the need for more to be…

Source: Amnesty International | Dec 03, 2024

Egypt: President al-Sisi must reject new asylum law which violates refugee rights

The new law allows for the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers and refugees solely on migration grounds, unduly restricts the right to seek asylum, and enables unlawful returns without procedural safeguards

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must not ratify the new asylum law approved by parliament, which, if enacted, would further undermine refugee rights in Egypt amid the ongoing crackdown on people seeking protection and safety in the country, Amnesty International said today. On 19 November 2024, Egypt’s parliament approved the country’s…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Dec 03, 2024

Ugandan Disability Rights Mental Health Advocate Honored

Benon Kabale Receives Fifth Marca Bristo Fellowship at Human Rights Watch

Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, is the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. For years, Kabale has been fighting for the rights and dignity of people with…

Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Dec 03, 2024

16th Meeting of Focal Points of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) National Regulatory Authorities on the Implementation of Regional Roaming Concludes in Praia, Cabo Verde

The objective of the two-day meeting was to evaluate the progress made with the implementation of Regulation C/REG.21/12/17 on Roaming on Public Mobile Communications Networks in the ECOWAS Space

On November 28th, 2024, the 16th Meeting of Focal Points of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) on the implementation of the ECOWAS Regulation on Roaming concluded in Praia, Cabo Verde. The objective of the two-day meeting was to evaluate the progress made with the implementation of Regulation C/REG.21/12/17 on Roaming on…

Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) | Dec 03, 2024

Africa: Statement on Continental Secretariat for Lusaka Agenda Implementation Launch

The Lusaka Agenda’s transformative potential lies in fostering African-led solutions, building stronger primary healthcare systems, and ensuring equitable health outcomes

The February 2024 Decision of the African Union Assembly on the report of the President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the African Union Champion for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR), to “support the establishment of an accountability mechanism within the AU architecture to ensure…

Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) | Dec 03, 2024

Breakthrough Insights: Validating Pastoral Livestock Marketing Situational Analysis in Nigeria

The workshop represented a critical step in developing evidence-based strategies for one of Nigeria's most important agricultural sub-sectors, livestock development and marketing

Driving Innovation in Pastoral Livestock Marketing: Analytics & Implementation Workshop. Exciting outcomes from our recent Analytics and Implementers' Workshop on pastoral livestock marketing in Nigeria! Building directly on the insights generated during our Technical and Stakeholder Engagement session for the Sahel Region, the African Pastoral Market Development platform has taken…

Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) | Dec 03, 2024

Africa Secures Leadership Role at the 47th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

The Codex Alimentarius Commission, a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), has long been the cornerstone of international food safety

The 47th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) was held physically at the Centre International de Conférences (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 25 to 30 November 2024. This session brought together global stakeholders to adopt critical food safety and quality standards aimed at protecting consumer health and ensuring fair…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Singapore | Dec 03, 2024

Singapore invited as Guest Country by the 2025 South African G20 Presidency

Singapore looks forward to working constructively with the South African G20 Presidency and other G20 members and guests on South Africa’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”

Singapore has been invited by the Republic of South Africa as a guest country to participate in G20 meetings under its 2025 G20 Presidency. Singapore would like to express its appreciation to South Africa for the invitation. Singapore and South Africa enjoy a longstanding and broad-based partnership, underpinned by strong…

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