GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today expressed deep concern about persisting human rights...
…Creates world’s first R&D Open Lab to increase understanding of non-communicable diseases and support development of new medicines for Africa …Significantly increases African manufacturing presence to...
ROME – The Government of the United Kingdom has released $13.7 million in emergency funding to FAO to help conflict-affected families in South Sudan restore their...
GENEVA – With the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) in a downward spiral, IOM is today appealing for USD 56.5 million to bring life-saving...
BRUSSELS – Today, the EU announced that it would provide close to €2 million to support the fight to eliminate the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a...
COTONOU – The Government of Benin unveiled its final draft of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan, and the Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA)...
EL FASHER – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is providing protection to thousands of people who recently sought refuge at the Mission’s bases in...
DUBAI – APO (African Press Organization) announced today the opening of an office in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to serve the Middle East, where demand for...
GENEVA – The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), the social partners of the country and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed an agreement establishing a...
JUBA – As entire towns in South Sudan suffer devastating attacks, medical care has also come under fire, with patients shot in their beds, wards burned...
