A new report finds 160 million children or nearly one child in ten is involved in child labor globally, an increase of 8.4 million since 2016. A joint report by the International Labor Organization and UN Children’s Fund warns the COVID-19 pandemic is...
As at 1pm on 10 June 2021, the Western Cape had 6108 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number of 299 208 COVID-19 cases to date and 281 177 recoveries. The Western Cape has recorded 23 additional deaths since our last daily update on Wednesday,...
THE SITUATION IN SOMALI REGION
Somali Region in Ethiopia is caught in a cycle of famine, drought and conflict resulting in the displacement of children...
Highlights
• UNICEF is supporting the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out through direct health and risk communication and community engagement support. Cold chain specialists are providing training, a...
Tomorrow, Premier Alan Winde will hold a digital press conference on the health platform and vaccine update in the Western Cape.
Premier Winde will be...
(Juba, 8 June 2021) The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, has strongly condemned the killing of two aid workers in...
Luanda: A sum of 117 new cases of cholera were registered, in the last 24 hours, in the provinces of Luanda, Bengo, Icolo and Bengo, Cabinda, Malanje, and Cubango.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the Ministry of Health (MINSA)'s newsletter, w...
Luanda: A sum of 117 new cases of cholera were registered, in the last 24 hours, in the provinces of Luanda, Bengo, Icolo and Bengo, Cabinda, Malanje, and Cubango.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the Ministry of Health (MINSA)'s newsletter, w...
Eldama Ravine: Police in Eldama Ravine are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking after seizing a vehicle carrying 20 women under unclear circumstances.
According to Kenya News Agency, the women, appearing starved, were found without v...
The Ushanga Initiative Kenya in partnership with the office of the woman representative in Kajiado is training seventy women from Kajiado West Sub County on economic empowerment through beadwork. The four day training dubbed Women Economic Empowerment...
People operated on by female surgeons have less chance of problems after the procedure than if they were operated on by men, studies suggest.
Based on the records of a million patients, those operated on by women were less likely to die, be readmit...