APO News from Africa: Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 - UNICEF: Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UNICEF report released today, World Water Day. The report, Thirsting for a Future: … [Read more...] about Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 – UNICEF
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Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Uganda and areas in Germany, India and Japan
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Uganda and areas in Germany, India and Japan: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 17) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in the State of Bavaria … [Read more...] about Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Uganda and areas in Germany, India and Japan
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Egypt and areas in Poland and Ukraine
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Egypt and areas in Poland and Ukraine: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 16) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Egypt and Odessa and Chernovtsy … [Read more...] about Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Egypt and areas in Poland and Ukraine
USAID Provides School Supplies for Students in Drought Affected Areas
USAID Provides School Supplies for Students in Drought Affected Areas: The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development, has completed the printing and delivery of critical scholastic materials for an estimated 2.8 million boys and girls throughout Ethiopia. USAID’s efforts were aimed at protecting vulnerable children’s right to … [Read more...] about USAID Provides School Supplies for Students in Drought Affected Areas
IOM Extends Aid to Reach More Conflict-Affected Areas in South Sudan
IOM Extends Aid to Reach More Conflict-Affected Areas in South Sudan: IOM teams are providing lifesaving humanitarian assistance, including emergency medical support, to displaced and conflict-affected families in insecure and hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan. Response teams are currently operating in the Greater Equatoria region, where people have had limited access to … [Read more...] about IOM Extends Aid to Reach More Conflict-Affected Areas in South Sudan
