By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette By the end of the month, Samuel has changed the prices in his small neighborhood shop three times. He is a Christian shopkeeper in Punjab, Pakistan. His shelves carry rice, cooking oil, flour, soap, bottled drinks, and a few household necessities. For years, most of his
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Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger . “Aunque seas vieja, estás en casa, y comes”, dice con alegría, mostrando su terreno cultivado que ya está bien surtido. Desde hace dieciocho años, Kotedji Rekia es vicepresidenta de una cooperativa hortofrutícola en Guéné, en el norte de Be...
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. The recommendation marks the first time vaccines specifically designed to protect against Bundibugyo virus, the virus responsible for the current outbreak, will be evaluated during an outbreak of the disease. The two vaccine candidates are ChAdOx1, developed by the University o...
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. Taiz, Yemen (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today delivered four trucks of essential medical supplies to Taiz city, including surgical kits to help hospitals treat weapon-wounded patients. This delivery is a vital humanitarian step towards addressin...
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Countries: World, occupied Palestinian territory, Qatar, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic . This strategic support bolsters UNDP’s efforts to protect essential services and infrastructure, restore livelihoods, generate jobs, and maintain educational continuity. NEW YORK - The State of...
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. Routine immunisation must be restored in Darfur El-Geneina – During a period of just over two years during the ongoing war in Sudan, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) across Darfur treated close to 30,000 patients with vaccine-preventable diseases, according to MSF's la...
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Countries: Türkiye, Syrian Arab Republic . According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), there are more than 3.6 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 2.4 million of whom hold or are seeking international pr...
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. Key Messages Widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected from October through January (the lean season) as yala stocks begin to decline, and households become increasingly market dependent amid elevated food, fuel, transportation, and other essential costs. Second i...
