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Nutritional crisis in Nigeria

Posted on 05 July 2022

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised concern over the large number of malnourished children presenting to their nutrition centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria. This concern is heightened by the fact that…
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Kiribati drought USAID funding

Posted on 05 July 2022

The United States is providing $US500,000 in humanitarian assistance to respond to the drought across Kiribati due to below normal rainfall, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. The resulting…
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Solomon Islands commits to investment in early childhood development

Posted on 05 July 2022

At a National Early Childhood Forum held in Honiara, the Solomon Islands government and partners committed to investing in early childhood development to ensure all Solomon Islands children are given…
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G7 relaunches funding programme for developing countries under new name

Posted on 05 July 2022

The G7 has been forced to relaunch its vehicle to provide infrastructure funds to poor and developing countries only a year after a largely similar scheme was unveiled at the…
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Economic breakdown in Sri Lanka risks humanitarian crisis

Posted on 05 July 2022

Sri Lanka’s economy has been described as in a ‘state of collapse’, as Sri Lankan citizens struggle to buy basic food and fuel necessities amid political unrest and violence. The…
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Pacific Youth Ambassador initiative to fight non-communicable diseases

Posted on 05 July 2022

The Pacific Community, the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, has relaunched its youth ambassador initiative to alleviate unhealthy habits in Pacific communities. The initiative gives funds…
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Earthquake in Afghanistan

Posted on 27 June 2022

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Afghanistan's mountainous Central Region impacting Paktika and Khost provinces, immediately killing more than 1,000 and leaving thousands more homeless and injured. Delivering aid has been…
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Shift power to a people-centred humanitarian approach

Posted on 27 June 2022

At the opening of the UN’s Economic and Social Council, Emeline Ilolahia from PIANGO, called for a power shift to local actors, in humanitarian response to the climate crisis. She…
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Global implications for reproductive health and rights

Posted on 27 June 2022

Following the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, reproductive  and women’s rights groups are responding, warning that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent which will have global implications…
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Suspected monkeypox cases in Fiji

Posted on 27 June 2022

A number of suspected cases of monkepox are under investigation in Fiji. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong, says the Ministry is continuing to screen persons of interest and…
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