Remarks at a High-Level Side Event on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Lake Chad Basin: Ambassador Samantha Power; U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; U.S. Mission to the United Nations Thank you, Under-Secretary-General O’Brien. And let me thank all the governments and organizations represented here today for their attention to a region that … [Read more...] about Remarks at a High-Level Side Event on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Lake Chad Basin
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Women, Girls in north-east Nigeria face Severe Crisis, Urgently need Increased Support, including the 566 handed-over by the Army Last Week
Women, Girls in north-east Nigeria face Severe Crisis, Urgently need Increased Support, including the 566 handed-over by the Army Last Week: Violence by Boko Haram continues to cause immense suffering in north-east Nigeria, where 2 million people are displaced and 7 million urgently need humanitarian assistance. On Friday 16 September, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, … [Read more...] about Women, Girls in north-east Nigeria face Severe Crisis, Urgently need Increased Support, including the 566 handed-over by the Army Last Week
Prepare to reap the whirlwind: we’re facing a public health crisis ‘second to none’
Prepare to reap the whirlwind: we’re facing a public health crisis ‘second to none’: Cape Town’s coffee culture has become an integral part not just of our city’s life, but also of the lives of starfish and filter-feeders living 40 m under the surface in Table Bay. A recent research project led by Professor Leslie Petrik, Leader of the Environmental and Nano Science Research … [Read more...] about Prepare to reap the whirlwind: we’re facing a public health crisis ‘second to none’
HIV/AIDS Funding Crisis – Keep the Promise
Keep the Promise March by AHF & Civil Society organizations against Funding cuts Photo: AIDS Healthcare Foundation 2016 marks the return of the International AIDS Conference to Africa, 16 years and millions of deaths after Nkosi Johnson addressed world leaders, and international activists on the realities of AIDS in Africa. Nkosi Johnson lost his battle against HIV later … [Read more...] about HIV/AIDS Funding Crisis – Keep the Promise
Why urban agriculture isn’t a panacea for Africa’s food crisis | The Conversation
Food security efforts need to look beyond urban agriculture. Jane BattersbyUrban agriculture is widely promoted as the solution to the growing problem of urban food insecurity in South Africa and in Africa more broadly. It is said to provide livelihoods and social cohesion, and have environmental benefits. But it’s also promoted as having additional food security benefits. It … [Read more...] about Why urban agriculture isn’t a panacea for Africa’s food crisis | The Conversation
