UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 08, 2025(Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 07, 2025(Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cooperation to Better Protect Migrants
Stories & Blogs WHOOct 11, 2024(News )Over 300 representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system, and the African Union Commission, gathered for the second Africa review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
Les envois de fonds numériques réduisent la pauvreté et assurent la transformation rurale en raccordant des millions de femmes et d’hommes non bancarisés, selon un nouveau rapport du G20 élaboré par le FIDA
Stories & Blogs FIDAJun 14, 2024(News )Un nouveau rapport met en évidence l’effet transformateur que peuvent avoir les envois de fonds numériques (dits aussi « dématérialisés »), moteurs de l’inclusion financière et de la réduction de la pauvreté partout dans le monde.
African health ministers kick off region’s flagship health meeting
Stories & Blogs WHOAug 28, 2023(News )African health ministers and government representatives opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and agree on key measures to address the region’s health challenges, advance and promo