Biden on Miami building collapse: What FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told me was ‘excruciating’
I spoke this afternoon with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to hear firsthand about her visit today to Surfside, FL and ...
Day: June 28, 2021
Devastating drought leaves 400,000 people at severe risk of starvation in southern Madagascar
At least 400,000 people in southern Madagascar are facing extreme risk of starvation, as a devastating drought has dried up ...
€22.8 million awarded for Lassa vaccine trial in Nigeria
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Special Programme HRP and the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) ...
WHO issues first global report on Artificial Intelligence in health
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for improving the delivery of healthcare and medicine worldwide, but only if ethics and ...
Pope Francis discusses humanitarian tragedy in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Pope Francis on Monday discussed the humanitarian tragedy in Ethiopia's Tigray region with the United States Secretary of State Antony ...
UN Food Systems Summit releases potential solutions for local, regional and global action
The UN Food Systems Summit has revealed the 15 action areas with more than 50 solution clusters that will serve ...
Sub-Saharan Africa: we need to act now
This opinion article, written by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva and IMF Africa Director ...
Tigray’s defense forces take over region’s capital forcing Ethiopian government officials and forces to flee and declare cease-fire in massive turning point
Tigray’s defense forces have reportedly taken control of the regional capital of Mekelle as the Ethiopian appointed interim government and ...
Ethiopia declares complete cease-fire in Tigray after nearly eight months of devastating conflict
Ethiopia’s government declared Monday an immediate and unilateral cease-fire in the Tigray region, where millions are at risk of famine ...
IMF approves US$1 billion financing package for Uganda
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$1 billion financing package for Uganda under an Extended ...