A group of aid organisations in the northeast of Nigeria has rounded up a three-year European Union (EU)-funded education program for at least 13,800 out-of-school children in Borno State, the epicentre of a thirteen-year-old conflict in the region. The winding down of the programme led by Plan International in partnership with Save the Children and […]
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the European Union (EU) have today said they are providing community-based psychosocial services aimed at improving Mental Health in 5,129 children in Borno state. In a press statement released today by UNICEF, the two organisations lamented that “children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in […]
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The European Union’s humanitarian air service – the EU Humanitarian Aid Flight, operated by the World Food Programme (WFP), has delivered life-saving aid to hard-to-reach areas and for humanitarian organisations working with the communities of Katwe and surrounding villages in North Kivu of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is the world’s most neglected […]
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The European Union’s humanitarian air service – the EU Humanitarian Aid Flight, operated by the World Food Programme (WFP), has delivered life-saving aid to hard-to-reach areas and for humanitarian organisations working with the communities of Katwe and surrounding villages in North Kivu of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is the world’s most neglected […]
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The European Union through the European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), is supporting the World Food Programme’s response in Northern Mozambique, to provide food to 360,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) for four months. Under this arrangement, families will either receive a food portion consisting of rice, pulses, and oil, covering 80 per […]
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The European Union (EU), Save the Children International, and Mercy Corps on Wednesday March 10, launched a project to ameliorate the far-reaching impact of the pandemic on households in Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria. A statement by Amanuel Mamo, Director of Advocacy and Campaigns, Save the Children International, Nigeria on Thursday, said the project would focus […]
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An additional €500 million has been donated by the European Union (EU) to the COVAX initiative, effectively doubling its contribution to €1 billion towards ensuring populations in middle and low-income nations are vaccinated against COVID-19. The COVAX initiative is a global collaboration to ensure rapid and equal access to COVID-19 treatment and vaccinations in developing […]
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The European Union (EU) unveiled a new action plan on Wednesday, to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment towards increased participation in politics, economic, social and cultural life. The ‘Gender Action Plan III – putting women and girls’ rights at the heart of the global recovery for a gender-equal world’ (GAP III) will also aim […]
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