• Rwanda is a landlocked country in East Africa with a topography characterised by steep hills and high mountains.• Rwanda’s natural wetland, forest, and savannah ecosystems provide a wide range of services that increase the climate resilience of local…
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WHO Director-General’s keynote speech at the Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit
Good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be back in London, of course I consider myself as a Londoner because I studied here, and to see so many friends and colleagues again in person.My thanks to CEPI and to the Government of the United Kingdom…
Read moreBahrain, UK discuss ways to bolster cooperation
London, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met with the Mayor of the City of London Lord Vincent Thomas Keaveny. The mayor is responsible for representing, supporting and promoting all aspects of the financi…
Read moreRussian Outlets Seize on Accounts of Racism
WASHINGTON — Russian efforts to flood the information environment and rally support for its invasion of Ukraine appear to be hitting a wall as many of Moscow’s media outlets have been blocked in Europe and elsewhere.But Russia’s propagandists are still…
Read moreMiddle East and North Africa – Tracking Mobility Impact – Points of Entry Analysis | Mobility Restriction Dashboard #13 – February 2022
This Middle East and North Africa (MENA) report summarizes mobility restrictions at airports, land, and blue border crossing points resulting from the mitigation measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Source: International Organizati…
Read moreDisease outbreak news: Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) – Malawi (3 March 2022)
On 17 February 2022, WHO received an update regarding the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Malawi which was previously notified on 31 January 2022 through an IHR notification as a case of poliovirus type 2 (PV2). The case, a child under 5 …
Read moreCrisis in Ukraine Drives Food Prices Higher Around World
WASHINGTON — The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a country long known as the “breadbasket of Europe” because of the prodigious amounts of wheat, corn and other cereal grains that it produces — will extend far beyond Europe, wreaking havoc on g…
Read moreASSECAA Conference explores expanding Arab-African cooperation
Rabat, The 11th Conference of the Association of Senates, Shura and Equivalent Councils of Africa and the Arab World (ASSECAA) has called on Arab and African countries to promote air, sea and land transport to facilitate the mobility of people, goods a…
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