Namibia strengthens child protection measures
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Almost 40% of Namibian girls and 45% of boys experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence during childhood, according to the 2019 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, the latest available data.
Urgent action needed to tackle growing antimicrobial resistance threat in African region
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Despite notable strides made in African countries, an accelerated response to the burgeoning threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical to avert predictions of 4.1 million related deaths annually by 2050, with severe consequences for health care
Protecting at-risk populations from mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the hardest hit country in the African region by mpox outbreak, accounting for about 80% of laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths reported across the continent this year
Communique of the 1199th meeting of the Peace and Security Council held on 6 February 2024, on Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Stories & Blogs AU (Communique )Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 1199th meeting held on 6 February 2024, on Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Peacebuilding.
Communique of the 1204th Meeting of the PSC held on 13 March 2024, on the briefing by the Panel of the Wise on its activities in Africa
Stories & Blogs AU (Communique )Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1204th meeting held on 13 March 2024 on the briefing by the Panel of the Wise on its activities in Africa.
Communiqué from Africa CDC on the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Extra Ordinary Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government on the Cholera situation in the region
Stories & Blogs AU (Press Release )Africa CDC sensitised Heads of State and Government from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) regarding the increase of cholera-related cases and deaths in the region.
Communiqué of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the Withdrawal of Three ECOWAS Member States
Stories & Blogs AU (Press Release )The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, learnt, with deep regret, the announcement of the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS.
