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Source: United Nations Secretary-General | Apr 30, 2024

Secretary-General Appoints Aminatou Sar of Senegal United Nations Resident Coordinator in Benin

Ms. Sar, who takes up her post on 1 May, brings more than 16 years of experience in human rights, development and communications in national and regional offices and multi-country programmes

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Aminatou Sar of Senegal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Benin, with the host Government’s approval. Ms. Sar, who takes up her post on 1 May, brings more than 16 years of experience in human rights, development and communications in national and regional offices and…

Source: Office of The President- Republic of the Gambia | Apr 30, 2024

Gambia: Declaration of Wednesday, 1st May, 2024 as Public Holiday

The President would like to take this opportunity to thank Gambian workers for their resilience and hard work in contributing to the country’s economic growth

The public is hereby informed that His Excellency President Adama Barrow, acting under Section 76 of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, is pleased to declare Wednesday, 1st May 2024 which marks International Workers’ Day, as a Public Holiday throughout the country. In The Gambia, the Ministry of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment and…

Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) | Apr 30, 2024

Sudan: As fighting escalates around El Fasher, major malnutrition crisis persists in Zamzam camp; Médecins sans frontières (MSF) is stepping up its activities and calls for an urgent scale-up of the humanitarian response in North Darfur

MSF is calling on the warring parties to ensure the protection of civilians, health care structures and staff, so that vital assistance for the tens of thousands of people whose lives are at-risk can be effectively provided before it is too late

In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated over 100 war wounded patients – including 11 children, many with gunshot wounds – at South Hospital, El Fasher, over the past two weeks, but is simultaneously scaling-up its response to the major malnutrition crisis…

Source: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation | Apr 30, 2024

United Arab Emirates condemns terrorist attack on Kenya’s northern border

The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Kenya, and to the families of the victims of this heinous crime

The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Mandera County, in northern Kenya, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of innocent people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its…

Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Apr 30, 2024

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Decades of conflict and the resulting humanitarian emergency have already exhausted and traumatized millions of civilians

Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action. Decades of conflict and the resulting humanitarian emergency have already exhausted and…

Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | Apr 30, 2024

Uganda: House approves Shs450 billion loan for Kitgum-Kidepo Road Upgrade

The 115 km Kitgum-Kidepo Road in North Eastern Uganda, connects the Kitgum and Kaabong districts

Parliament has approved a government request to borrow up to Euro 110,543,947.52 (about Shs 450 billion) from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrading project. The 115 km Kitgum-Kidepo Road in North Eastern Uganda, connects the Kitgum and Kaabong districts. The motion for the approval was presented by…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - South Sudan | Apr 30, 2024

South Sudan commemorates 50 Years of Immunization with 2024 African Immunization Week - Humanly Possible: Immunization for All

This milestone highlights the transformative power of vaccines, which have significantly decreased child mortality rates globally

This year, as the world commemorates World Immunization Week from April 24 to April 30, South Sudan joins the global community in celebrating the monumental 50th anniversary of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). This milestone highlights the transformative power of vaccines, which have significantly decreased child mortality rates globally.…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Seychelles | Apr 30, 2024

Seychelles celebrates 50 years of saving children’s lives through immunization

Seychelles has attained high vaccination coverage for essential childhood vaccines, reaching above 95% – which is optimal to avoid vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in the population

Matteo Pragassen is almost a year old and his mother, Diane Uranie, has brought him to the Beau Vallon health centre in Victoria, Seychelles' capital, for his measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. Shortly after arrival, nurse Brigitte Mathiot deftly administers the shot, and it is all over. “As part of my postnatal care,…

Source: State House Uganda | Apr 30, 2024

President Museveni Embarks on Monitoring Parish Development Model (PDM) Funds

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has embarked on the monitoring process of the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds in order to eliminate irregularities in the system

The revelation was made yesterday, 29th April, 2024 by the Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilisation, Mr. Moses Byaruhanga while launching the monitoring process at Bunnya Foundation Primary School, P.W.D village, Luwero Town Council in Luwero District. While addressing the congregation, Mr. Byaruhanga said the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government…

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Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) | Apr 30, 2024

Statement by H.E Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on the African Vaccination Week

Under the slogan ‘Vaccinated communities, Healthy communities’, Africa Vaccination Week aims to keep immunization high on national and regional agendas

The goal of the African Vaccination Week is simple yet profound: The week focuses on emphasizing the importance of protecting every person’s right (particularly every child, woman and entire community) from vaccine-preventable diseases by strengthening immunization programs across the African Region. Under the slogan ‘Vaccinated communities, Healthy communities’, Africa Vaccination…

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