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05/11/21
Aden – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun its support to the United Nations (UN) COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in Yemen where cases have recently surged. The Organization is providing vaccinations at five health centres in Aden, Ma’rib, Shabwah, Taiz and Lahj.
Yemen received 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility on 31 March. The roll-out of the vaccination campaign began on 20 April.
COVID-19 has had severe consequences for the health, well-being and income of people in Yemen. The full impact can never be truly known, however, due to limited testing and reporting across the country.
The monthly rate of positive COVID-19 cases reached over 2,400 in March, which was the highest confirmed in one month since the start of the pandemic. In April, the case rate continued to be higher than in previous months with more than 1,500 cases. As of early May, the case fatality rate reached over 19 per cent the
Strengthening the socio-economic resilience of smallholder farmers and vulnerable populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have joined forces in a pioneering programme to help marginalised people in the conflict-stricken eastern Congolese provinces of North and South Kivu.
The three UN agencies are working to strengthen the livelihoods of vulnerable communities and households – particularly female heads of households – by helping them gain improved market access while diversifying their incomes. The overall focus of the initiative is to promote more resilient communities with greater gender equality and more social cohesion. The project’s approach to resilience is based on the triple nexus approach (humanitarian – development – peace), which is line with the resilience priorities of the German Federal Mini
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Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon Sarah Adwoa Safo has assured the Ministry s Development Partners of government s commitment to ensuring gender equality and equal opportunity for the vulnerable in society.
Heads of Cooperation of UK AID, the World Bank, the United Nation s Resident Coordinator and Country Directors of the United Nations Population Fund, United Nation s Children Fund and UNESCO had interaction with the recently appointed Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, to discuss issues pertaining to the Ministry and ensuring their commitment towards helping the Nation attain Gender equality and offer adequate support for the vulnerable.
Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo applauded the Ministry s development partners for their support of the government s covid 19 relief efforts and assured them of the government s commitment towards ensuring equal opportunities for all Ghanaians.