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Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: Children’s Parliament calls for end to hunger, malnutrition

A motion on ending hunger and malnutrition was debated, with many speakers calling for policy reforms, sensitisation, and development to eradicate hunger and malnutrition

The second National Children's Parliament has proposed agricultural development and sensitisation as a strategy to address the hunger and malnutrition crisis in the country.   The Children’s Parliament sat on Friday, 26 July 2024, at Parliament House under the theme “A call to end child hunger and malnutrition,” where Ms…

Merck Foundation

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    • Merck Foundation Chairman & CEO with Botswana President and First Lady
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    • Launch of Merck Foundation programs in Botswana (5)
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    • Senator Dr Rasha Kelej CEO of Merck Foundation with The First Lady of Botswana (1)
    • Senator Dr Rasha Kelej CEO of Merck Foundation with The First Lady of Botswana (2)
    • Senator Dr Rasha Kelej CEO of Merck Foundation with The First Lady of Botswana (3)
    • Senator Dr Rasha Kelej CEO of Merck Foundation with The First Lady of Botswana (4)
    • Senator Dr Rasha Kelej CEO of Merck Foundation with The First Lady of Botswana (5)
    • Senator Dr Rasha Kelej CEO of Merck Foundation with The First Lady of Botswana (6)
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Merck Foundation Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meet Botswana President & First Lady to launch long term partnership to build healthcare capacity, stop infertility Stigma & Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Support girl education in Botswana

Merck Foundation is also working closely with Botswana First Lady to inspire girls and sensitize communities about the importance of girl education

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) declared Botswana First Lady as Ambassador of “More than a Mother” to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma, stop GBV and support girl education; Merck Foundation Chairperson & CEO meet Botswana President and First Lady to acknowledge their Alumni and Award winners; Merck Foundation marking strong milestone of Transforming Patient…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

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    • A wave of recent child abductions and other crimes prompted UNMISS civilian peacekeepers in Eastern Equatoria to visit Lowoi to get first-hand information and discuss solutions. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
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Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |

Recent child abductions prompt United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) visit to Lowoi to discuss human rights and solutions

Recent cattle raids and child abductions have left residents feeling distressed and concerned about their safety, access to basic services and disrupted schooling for boys and girls

“We are excited to have you here to listen to our concerns. Our children are gradually disappearing as they fall victim to abductions, and we are worried about this troubling trend,” said Loliha Andrew, a visually impaired elder of Lowoi. Recent cattle raids and child abductions have left residents feeling…

Save the Children
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Ethiopia: More Than 1,320 Children Remain at Risk Following Week of Deadly Landslides

Save the Children is working with local partners to roll out much-needed aid to communities impacted by the landslides, as search and rescue efforts intensify

Hundreds of children living in the remote Gofa zone of Southern Ethiopia remain at risk of death and injury from rain-induced disasters, after surviving a series of landslides that killed at least 257 people, said Save the Children. On Sunday, heavy rains in the area caused a major landslide which…

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Liberia

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Source: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Liberia |

China/Liberia: Ambassador Yin Chengwu attends the Official Dedication of Newly Reconstructed Dormotory of Love a Child Orphanage

China will continue to work with the Office of the First Lady to help more Liberian children receive better care and education

On July 24th, Yin Chengwu, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, attended the  Official Dedication of Newly Reconstructed Dormotory of Love a Child Orphanage and delivered a speech in the presence of H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., the President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Madam Kartumu Yarta Boakai, the First Lady of the Republic of…

Delegation of the European Union to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ECOWAS
Source: Delegation of the European Union to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ECOWAS |

European Union allocates N171 million to fight malnutrition in the northeast of Nigeria

This EU funding will enable the Nigerian Red Cross to provide emergency assistance to reduce malnutrition, with a focus on malnourished children, as well as pregnant and lactating women

In response to the high levels of malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria, the EU is providing €100,000 (over 171 million Nigerian Naira) in humanitarian assistance to help those most in need. The funding will help 160 000 people in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. This EU funding will enable…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Almost 300,000 Children Threatened by Severe Acute Malnutrition in Six Drought-Affected Countries in Southern Africa – United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF calls for urgent funding to scale up programmes across affected countries

The severe drought that has impacted large swathes of Southern Africa is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six worst-affected countries, UNICEF said today. This includes more than 270,000 children who are expected to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2024. El Niño-related…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)

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    • Maryam Muhammad and the MSF health promotion team conduct a Tom Brown sensitization session for men in Kebbi. Convincing men to support the approach is key as the mostly are the one supplying the family. Nigeria, February 2024
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Cooking classes help reduce child malnutrition in northern Nigeria

This kind of cooking demonstration is crucial because people understand that they can prevent their children from becoming acutely malnourished rather than bringing them to a facility to treat them

Since April 2024, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported healthcare facilities in North-West and North-East Nigeria are recording unprecedented surges in admissions for acute malnutrition among children. While struggling to provide lifesaving medical care to an ever-increasing number of young patients, MSF teams also try to reinforce community-led responses. One example is in Kebbi state, where MSF…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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Sudan’s “war on people” must end now

The warring parties have inflicted horrendous levels of violence on people since April 2023

At a press conference today launching the release of the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report, “A war on people: The human cost of conflict and violence in Sudan,” Vickie Hawkins, the general director of MSF Netherlands, described the patterns of violence witnessed by our teams and reiterated our…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |

Africa - Unfinished business: only urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030

Despite significant gains in many countries, critical gaps continue to undermine efforts to end AIDS in children

Despite progress made in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths among children, a new report released today by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 shows that an urgent scale up of HIV services in countries worst affected by the pandemic is required to end AIDS by…