“We have the tools to drive down malaria, a package of interventions that includes vector control, preventive medicines, testing, and treatment,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Adopting as its theme for the day – “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement” – WHO’s...
Thousands searching for a better life meet their death crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the region.  IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, documented 1,433 deaths last year – the highest number since its establishment in 2014.  The Project is run by the UN agency’s Global Data Institute (GDI), which this...
When my mandate began, in 2018, it was not long after the end of the dictatorship [The two-decade rule of Yahya Jammeh]. The new Government was already embracing several reforms simultaneously, reviewing the constitution, the judiciary, and the security sector, and the UN had allocated funds for peacebuilding. Women working...
More than 30 million under-fives are suffering from wasting, or acute malnutrition, brought on by conflict, climate shocks, ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rising costs of living.  Children with the condition have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of dying from common childhood diseases.  Eight...
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