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USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick announces New Partnerships with the Feed the Future Innovation Labs

Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick will announce four new partnerships under [Feed the Future](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00179d97fDgFuTQvZj1xn9OXCSc-5i2c4JflZVIw2YJPB5pcy92ECNGpYGp5Tp6CoCsIRFAgAKKTPzXdsOv5UV1pwh9Ko7d-MvA-iY7vTUliJARmbmskhNeV92LhwqGWUfnZjbLE7u-8G2fb0w-Rib47yy5qqtlaSv-RQUI5PPqtUzjYw_Y79VfpA==&c=QgSe1cgN-KhF9rh_sKMcnY4PERccHE8Lwxb52qBewVmtcP0pRNiqnQ==&ch=a0gPiNd0QtN_vvKl1n_bX7OIglG8x-_BRZ00Td-50RMDgYkihAATFQ==),… Rea... Sou

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Govt. of Sierra Leone, Govt. of China & UNICEF unveil newly established Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) in Kailahun

A newly established Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) has been unveiled at Kailahun District Hospital in Sierra Leone today. This state-of-the-art unit, which was set up by the Government of Sierra Leone through the financial contributions of the Government of China with technical support of the United Nations Children’s

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African Union Nutrition Champion calls on leaders to embed nutrition within the COVID-19 response and recovery

His Majesty King Letsie III Head of State of the Kingdom of Lesotho, African Union Nutrition Champion and also a champion of African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN), has issued a position paper titled, “Embedding Nutrition within the COVID-19 Response and Recovery”. The position paper which has been sent to all

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Coronavirus: Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and healthcare leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health workers play to relieve suffering and safe lives,“ said Dr Tedros

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Coronavirus: 150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children say

New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased by 15 per cent since the start of the pandemic. The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Photoville exhibit shines a light on the far-reaching consequences of COVID-19

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has gathered an exciting and thought-provoking selection of prize-winning international photojournalists for the 2020 edition of the international photography exhibition Photoville. Their work on the theme, The far-reaching fallout from COVID-19, how a once-in-a-century crisis is re-shaping the world will be on display from

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WHO encouraged by South Africa’s declining COVID-19 trend

The World Health Organization (WHO) commends the government of South Africa for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the COVID-19 pandemic curve. WHO is greatly encouraged by the ongoing measures to suppress the spread of SARs-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. To tackle the pandemic South Africa took

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Coronavirus : Selon l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), les pays en développement auraient besoin d ’investir 1 200 milliards de dollars pour garantir une protection sociale minimale

Selon une nouvelle étude de l’OIT, pour la seule année 2020, les pays en développement auraient besoin d’investir environ 1 200 milliards de dollars des Etats-Unis, soit en moyenne 3,8 pour cent de leur PIB, afin de garantir au moins une sécurité minimale en matière de revenu,

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Coronavirus – International Labour Organization (ILO): Developing countries should invest US$1.2 trillion to guarantee basic social protection

To guarantee at least basic income security and access to essential health care for all in 2020 alone, developing countries should invest approximately US$1.2 trillion – on average 3.8 per cent of their GDP – says a new ILO policy brief. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the

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World Patient Safety Day: Health worker safety – A Priority for patient safety

World Patient Safety Day is celebrated each year on 17 September and the theme of this year’s day is “Health worker safety: a priority for patient safety”. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted huge global challenges and has only increased the daily risks faced by health workers in delivering essential

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Coronavirus – Rwanda: Update COVID-19 (15 September 2020)

Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1935 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, six hundred, and twenty-four (4624). To date, two thousand, seven hundred, and sixty-seven (2767) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirty-one (31) in the past

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North-East Nigeria: Situation Update

5,950 Persons with Specific Needs identified for targeted assistance. UNHCR Protection, Human Rights and Border Monitoring site visits reached 55,396 IDPs, IDP returnees and refugee returnees. UNHCR supported the issuance of 4,846 civil documentation for IDPs, returnees and host community members to prevent Statelessness. Download Report: https: