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One year on from catastrophic floods, millions of children in Pakistan still need urgent support

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One year after historic floods devastated Pakistan and a national state of emergency was declared, millions of children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services, UNICEF warned…

Ministry of Health Kenya WHO National Multi-Hazard Preparedness Plan Workshop

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The Ministry of Health in Kenya is currently conducting a strategic workshop in Nakuru to finalise the National Multi-Hazard Preparedness and Response Plan. This comprehensive plan encompasses all stages of…

Close up on Mosquito. Mosquito-borne disease Dengue outbreak in Jamaica

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The Ministry of Health & Wellness has declared an outbreak of Dengue for Jamaica. The outbreak comes as the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit advised that Jamaica has surpassed the Dengue…

Commonwealth team to observe Maldives second round election run-off

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Commonwealth election observers will be deployed to the Maldives for the second round of voting in the 2023 Presidential Election. Voters will be returning to the polls after none of…

Kenyan President during During the unveiling of kits to the 100,000 Community Health Promoters to the 47 County Governments at Uhuru Park, Nairobi County.

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President William Ruto will today launch the distribution of 100,000 kits to be used by Community Health Promoters. The Head of State returned on Sunday after a 10-day visit to…

African leaders show the “gap” during the campaign launch in the United Nations HQ. (Centre left) H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal; (Second from left) H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania; (Centre) H.E. Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner, ARBE; (Centre left) Harsen Nyambe, Director: Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment at the African Union; (Second from left) Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD; (Right) Hon. Carl Schlettwein, Minister of Agriculture, Water, & Forestry, Namibia; (Left) Alex Simalabwi, Executive Director: High-Level Panel Secretariat

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African leaders have pledged to mobilise US$30bn per year by 2030 to achieve water security and sustainable sanitation on the continent through institutional private-public partnerships, sector reform, and higher national…

Gabon suspended from Commonwealth. Gabon and Commonwealth Flags fly over building.

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Gabon has been partially suspended from the Commonwealth after military commanders carried out a coup ousting President Ali Bongo. The 63rd Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met in New York…

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One year on from catastrophic floods, millions of children in Pakistan still need urgent support

Kenya: Ministry of Health partners with WHO to conclude National Multi-Hazard Preparedness Plan Workshop

Jamaican Health Ministry declares dengue outbreak

Commonwealth team to observe Maldives election run-off

Kenyan president Ruto to launch Community Health Promoters Kit to counties

African Leaders commit to Mind the Gap – Invest in Water as the race to achieve SDG 6 in Africa accelerates

Gabon partially suspended from the Commonwealth pending restoration of democracy

Malta Enterprise launches the Blue Med – a focal point for sustainable blue economy

Botswana’s investment in primary health care enhances access and quality of health care in the country

St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Ministry of Education, along with UNICEF & CDEMA to Conduct Safe School Recognition Workshop

Mozambique: African Development Fund approves $20 million to improve business environment and drive investments to climate-smart agriculture