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Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa - the continent home to half of the world s unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children, new research reveals.
A study published in
BMJ Global Health finds child vaccination rates in African countries are considerably lower in areas where the local population has high levels of mistrust in local authorities. Even when comparing children from households with similar socio-economic characteristics, who live in the same area and have similar access to healthcare facilities, mistrust in local authorities, government, courts or the electoral system matters significantly when it comes to parents vaccinating their children.
LAHORE: A holistic approach and reliable database on water resources and their usage across Pakistan is the key to achieving water, energy and food security in the fifth most climate-vulnerable country of the world, according to the panelists at a UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue.
Organised by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the online dialogue highlighted the need for transformative approaches to promote equity and inclusion in World Economic Forum (WEF) nexus governance for sustainable water, energy and food systems.
Other outcomes of the discussion, which included contributions from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Hisaar Foundation, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), FAO, Global Water Partnership and Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), flagged the need for a substantial increase in research and development funds for the agriculture sector th
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Thursday April 22 2021
Food distribution at Ayilo I Refugee Settlement Camp in Pakele Sub-county, Adjumani District, on June 8, 2020. PHOTO | MARTIN OKUDI
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The minister was responding to remarks by Ms Rosa Malango, the United Nations Resident coordinator, that WFP was unable to purchase food locally because of “poor quality” of Uganda’s foodstuffs.
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The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Mr Hilary Onek, has said the United Nations must buy food from Ugandan farmers to feed refugees or relocate them to countries supplying it.
Mr Onek, who is no stranger to such demands, on Tuesday argued that claims that local produce lacks quality is an excuse to ring-fence lucrative food supply for foreigners.
Japan contributes US$9.8 million to support efforts towards refugees and host communities
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Support includes border security, with a strong focus on mitigating the COVID-19 impacts
KAMPALA, 20 April 2021,The Government of Japan in March committed approximately US$ 9.8 million to support refugees and host communities as well as border security, with a strong focus on mitigating the COVID-19 impacts, over a period of one year from April 2021 to March 2022.
The support has been channeled through the United Nations and International Organizations: the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Entity for the Gender Equality and the empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the International Food Policy Research Institute