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Gabriel proves “disability is not inability” and strengthens efforts to make aid more accountable

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“People often think it’s challenging to work with someone living with visual impairment. But once we start working together, they realize I have something valuable to offer,” said Longes Gabriel with a smile.

Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

Stories & Blogs WHO (News )

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem.

From Copenhagen to Doha: Why the Second World Summit for Social Development Matters for Africa

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World leaders are gathering in Doha this week for the Second World Summit on Social Development (WSSD2), three decades after the first Summit in Copenhagen. For Africa, this gathering is not a commemorative moment, but a pivotal opportunity to rally partn

‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls

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El Fasher has “descended into an even darker hell,” senior UN officials warned on Thursday, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia seized control of the North Darfur capital after a 500-day siege, forcing tens of thousands to flee on foot amid reports