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Post-COVID-19: of Food and Agriculture
By: Post-COVID-19: of Food and Agriculture | Published On:
As the impacts of COVID-19 take their toll on human health and well-being around the world, the imperative of producing and ensuring access to healthy food for each and every one of us must not be overlooked. The food systems that must give daily…
COVID- 19: Region Begins Gradual Re-opening of Learning Institutions
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Lower and higher institutions of learning are opening up for educational activities in the COMESA region as the bloc begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions. So far, schools in Egypt, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been opening…
SADC Regiona Response to COVID19
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The 12th Bulletin on SADC Response to COVID-19 is being published at a time when the WHO African region has just concluded the 70th Session of the Africa Regional Committee held virtually from Congo-Brazzaville.
EAC targets One Stop Border Posts' staff to prevent the spread...
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Border Posts are high-risk areas regarding the spread of COVID 19 and other infectious diseases from one country to another. These “Points of Entry” are at the center of movement of people, animals and goods from one country to another.
COVID-19 and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications of lockdown during agricultural planting seasons
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COVID-19 and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications of lockdown during agricultural planting seasons.
COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis
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Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food insecurity - Democratic Republic of the Congo is now world’s largest food crisis. FAO and partners call for urgent and decisive action. Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food…
As COVID-19 changes educational approaches, UNODC partners with Télé-Ecole to use the power of television and streaming to engage youth on rule of law
By: As COVID-19 changes educational approaches, UNODC partners with Télé-Ecole to use the power of television and streaming to engage youth on rule of law | Published On:
Worldwide, schooling in 2020 has been marked by unprecedented interruptions to children’s learning and teacher’s efforts to educate. Worldwide, schooling in 2020 has been marked by unprecedented interruptions to children’s learning and teacher’s…
NASA imaging projects investigate environmental impacts of coronavirus ...
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NASA is using satellite imagery to track the effects of the pandemic on the environment.