POLIO IMMUNISATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS AFTER CASE CONFIRMED IN MALAWI
More than nine million children are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak…
EQUITABLE FUTURE CITIES HOLD ANSWERS TO CLIMATE CRISES
Global cities are key to overcoming the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution. A new vision of future cities is detailed in a report released by the UN Environment Programme…
AfCFTA COULD BOOST MARITIME TRADE IN AFRICA
UNCTAD’s newly published Review of Maritime Transport 2021 points to positive trends in maritime trade that might sustain economic growth in Africa, notably the entry into force of the African Continental Free…
MOZAMBIQUE BENEFITS FROM FOREST CARBON PARTNERSHIP FACILITY
Mozambique has become the first country to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—commonly known as REDD+. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)…
40% OF CHILDREN IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA NOT IN SCHOOL
UNICEF estimates that 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school due to COVID19-induced closures and pre-pandemic levels of out of…
MOZAMBIQUE NEEDS $254 MILLION IN HUMANITARIAN AID, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the second anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Idai: “As we mark the second anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Idai, the…
MOZAMBIQUE – ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPECTED TO REBOUND BY 2022
Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to uncertainty surrounding the path of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the economy registered its first…