Mobile clinics take health care to the Somali displaced
Scores of people living in a camp in the Somali capital of Mogadishu are to receive free medical care through mobile clinics.
Scores of people living in a camp in the Somali capital of Mogadishu are to receive free medical care through mobile clinics.
As another sign of the return of normalcy in Somalia, the fire department in the country’s capital, Mogadishu, is resuming operations for the first time since 1991.
Earlier this week, members of the Community Media Network in Tanzania-COMNETA rejoiced after their network received official registration from the Government of Tanzania.
African leaders need to pay more attention to implementing policies to tackle growing challenges such as air pollution, vector borne diseases and chemical exposure.
Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced in Mali following a military coup in March last year and the occupation of the northern part of the country by armed rebels. Malians became refugees in neighbouring countries creating a humanitarian crisis.
Liberia, with the help of the United Nations continues to rebuild after a civil war in the 1990’s which killed hundreds of thousands of people and led to complete breakdown in law and order.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun scaling up food distribution to reach 2.5 million Syrians by April.
The agency says that by the end of January, it had distributed food to approximately 1.2 million people in all governorates in Syria.
2013 has been declared "The International Year of the Quinoa" (IYQ).
Quinoa, known for its exceptional nutritional value and agronomic versatility, has a potential contribution in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
Synthetic chemicals found in many households and industrial products could have significant health implications, according to a new report released by two UN agencies.
As the United Nations forum dealing with disarmament issues continued its session in Geneva, the issue of North Korea’s recent nuclear test took centre stage on Tuesday.