Maseru – Critical care patients in Lesotho will soon be spared a trip to South Africa to receive treatment. The country is on the verge of opening its first intensive care units in public hospitals. At Mafeteng Hospital in southwestern Lesotho, an eight-bed intensive care unit will feature a ventilator with piped oxygen and can […]
World Refugee Day wascelebrated in Tongogara Refugee Camp with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and SocialWelfare, other dignitaries, partners, refugees and asylum-seekers. UNHCR and partners are finding innovative ways to support therefugees and asylum-seekers ‘producer groups by usingnutritious alternatives such asduckweed to feed the livestock inTongogara Refugee Camp. UNHCR has installed a satellite office […]
Poor harvests and price volatility likely to result in early lean season and widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3) Key Messages In the post-harvest period, food security outcomes are expected to improve to Minimal (IPC Phase 1) or Stressed (IPC Phase 2). However, humanitarian food needs will continue to increase steadily through January 2023 and will […]
Humanitarian impact leaves millions lives at risk (Juba, 4 July 2022) Life-saving humanitarian operations have been either suspended, reduced, or will be terminated if the funding situation remains as it is. Current estimates indicate that US$400 million dollars are urgently required to provide minimum humanitarian services to alleviate people’s immediate needs. If not addressed, these […]
Extractive industries are an important wealth creating instrument for developing countries. The critical role of mining and economic growth in Zimbabwe is well documented and amplified with the sector having been contributing an average of 9% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2014 and 2020. The highest contribution of 13% to GDP was recorded […]
On 05 July, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan ceremoniously opened the new maternity and infant clinic at the CCBRT hospital in Dar es Salaam in the presence of German Ambassador Regine Hess. On behalf of the German Federal Government, KfW Development Bank provided EUR 18.5 million in funding for construction and equipment, and numerous other […]
4-7 July 2022 – Dar es Salaam and Dodoma: The Global Lead Coordinator for COVID19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP), UN Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Ted Chaiban, arrived in Tanzania on 4th July 2022 for a four-day official visit. Accompanied by the Acting WHO Country Representative, Dr. Zabulon Yoti and UNICEF Country Representative, Ms. Shalini Bahughuna; Mr. […]
Main Highlights • The significantly below-average March-May rainfall season marked the 4 th consecutive poor season since late 2020 and the most severe in 70 years in many areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. • The exceptionally long drought, amplified by warmer-than-normal temperatures, has devastated livelihoods and debilitated livestock herds, crops and vegetation, water availability, […]
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (July 01, 2022) — Nearly 30,000 children fled a new wave of violence in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique in June, the highest number of children uprooted in a single month in the past year [i], Save the Children said today. At least 53 people were killed in the districts of Ancuabe, Metuge, Mecufi, Meluco, […]
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (July 7, 2022)— The number of children receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition surged 300% in the first six months of 2022 at a Save the Children clinic in Somalia as the worst drought in years tightened its grip on the country, Save the Children said today. In June, doctors […]