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Africa: Statement By Unicef Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, On the Impact On Children As Fighting Intensifies in Northern Ethiopia

Africa: Statement By Unicef Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, On the Impact On Children As Fighting Intensifies in Northern Ethiopia

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Nairobi — “UNICEF is deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia and the impact on children and their families. “UNICEF is aware of reports of children being injured or killed, and residential areas and public facilities damaged. “UNICEF urges all parties to exercise restraint, protect children from harm and safeguard civilian infrastructure….

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Africa: Statement By Unicef Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, On the Impact On Children As Fighting Intensifies in Northern Ethiopia

Southern Africa: Middle Eastern Maritime Chokepoints – No Windfall for Southern Africa

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Disruptions are making Southern Africa more important to global shipping and energy markets without making the region more prosperous. Countermeasures to offset reduced energy exports shipped from Persian Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz are now failing, with significant global impacts, including for Africa. Saudi Arabia has prioritised its East-West pipeline to bypass the…

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Africa: El Niño Threatens More Than Two-Thirds of Children in Eastern and Southern Africa

Africa: El Niño Threatens More Than Two-Thirds of Children in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Nairobi — UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect children from a predictable crisis More than 162 million children, over two-thirds of all children in Eastern and Southern Africa, live in areas exposed to the impact of the strengthening 2026/2027 El Niño, UNICEF warned today. Intensifying drought, extreme heat and flooding threaten children’s nutrition, health,…

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Africa: Statement By Unicef Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, On the Impact On Children As Fighting Intensifies in Northern Ethiopia

Africa: Eastern Africa Taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to Drive Agrifood Investment

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Eastern African countries are tapping the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) Hand-in-Hand Initiative to unlock investment in agrifood systems, with a focus on turning the region’s agricultural potential into jobs, stronger food security and more resilient economies. The drive was highlighted in Kigali on Monday, August 24, during the opening of…

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Africa: Statement By Unicef Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, On the Impact On Children As Fighting Intensifies in Northern Ethiopia

Southern Africa: SADC, AU and Botswana Co-Host High-Level Harmonisation Meeting to Promote Peace Initiatives in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Botswana co-hosted the High-Level Harmonisation Meeting of the AU Panel of Facilitators and the Independent Joint Secretariat (IJS) on the peace process for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Gaborone, Botswana, from 24 to 26 July 2026. The meeting…

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