Africa: Lives Transformed – Stories From 80 Years of UN Work Across the World

Africa: In Ethiopia, a Groundbreaking Right to Work Directive Transforms Lives for the Better

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Ethiopia Economic Opportunities Program helped introduce groundbreaking legislation giving refugees and asylum seekers the right to work for the first time in the country’s history. The 2019 Refugee Proclamation marked a historic shift by granting refugees the right to wage employment, self-employment, and business ownership in Ethiopia. Since the proclamation’s implementation, over…

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Africa: Lives Transformed – Stories From 80 Years of UN Work Across the World

Africa: Gavi Announces Record-Setting Year for Saving Lives Through Immunisation

Geneva — In 2024, Gavi-supported vaccines saved a record-breaking 1.7 million lives – 400,000 more than in 2023 – according to Gavi’s Annual Progress Report Major progress reported in countries facing some of the world’s biggest humanitarian challenges Gavi’s immunisation programmes deliver a major economic boost to countries, with nearly US$ 20 billion in economic…

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Africa: With Millions of Children’s Lives on the Line, Bill Gates Says Humanity Is at a Crossroads

Africa: With Millions of Children’s Lives on the Line, Bill Gates Says Humanity Is at a Crossroads

At 2025 Goalkeepers event, Gates lays out roadmap for saving millions more children’s lives by 2045 if governments stretch every dollar and scale a pipeline of affordable, lifesaving innovations Announces new pledge to the Global Fund 2026-2028 replenishment to prevent deaths from AIDS, TB, and malaria Honors President of the Government of Spain with 2025…

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Africa: Lives Transformed – Stories From 80 Years of UN Work Across the World

Africa: Safe Care from the Start – Why Better Diagnostics Can Save Lives

Nairobi, Kenya, 17 th   September 2025:   Every child deserves safe, effective care from the moment they fall sick. Yet in many hospitals across sub-Saharan Africa,   treatment often begins before infections are properly diagnosed using laboratory tools. The result? Antibiotics are given indiscriminately, infections go undetected, and antibiotic resistance spreads at alarming rates…

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Africa: Lives Transformed – Stories From 80 Years of UN Work Across the World

Africa: Global Fund Reports 70 Million Lives Saved – but Warns Progress Is At Risk

New report highlights major progress in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – but warns that without renewed commitment and investment, decades of hard-won gains could unravel. The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment is critical to keep the world on track toward ending these deadly diseases. GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis…

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