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North Africa: WFP Report Reveals School Meals As a Powerful Economic Engine and Lifeline in Middle East and North Africa, Reaching 23.5 Million Children

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

Cairo, Egypt — Children benefiting from national school meal programmes across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 22 percent in the past two years alone, despite conflict, economic downturn and the region’s complex humanitarian landscape. Now reaching 23.5 million children, these programmes are emerging as a strategic investment in education, nutrition, and…

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

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago014 mins

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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Africa: 80 Million More Children Benefiting From School Meals, WFP Reports

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity,” according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain. The number of children receiving school meals through government-led programmes has gone up by 20 per cent since 2020, found the latest edition of the WFP‘s flagship…

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Africa: 20 Million More Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Now Receive Govt-Led School Meals – WFP Report

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI: Twenty million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2022, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship global biennial report released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The African continent has seen the most significant rise…

Africa: Global Funding Cuts Could Force 6 Million More Children Out of School in the Coming Year – Unicef

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago07 mins

New York — Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk As global education funding faces steep cuts, an estimated 6 million additional children could be out of school by the end of 2026, around one-third of them in humanitarian settings, UNICEF warned in a new analysis released…

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Quantum computing startup IQM raises $320 million

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago07 mins

Quantum computing firm IQM says it’s raised $320 million of fresh funding to ramp up investments in technology and commercial growth. The startup, which is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, was founded in 2018 by a team of scientists with the aim of building powerful quantum computers in Europe like the machines companies such as Google…

Africa: Funding Cuts Could Push 6 Million More Children Out of School, Warns Unicef

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education is projected to fall by $3.2 billion – a 24 per cent drop from 2023 – with just three donor governments…

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Africa: 8th Africa-Singapore Business Forum – Ghana’s Import Trade Hit $215 Million in 2024 Alone – Prez Mahama

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago01 mins

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Ghana’s import trade reached over $215 million in 2024. Speaking at the 8th Africa-Singapore Business Forum, the President said trade between Africa and Singapore grew by 50 percent between 2020 and 2024, rising to nearly $14 billion. He noted that West Africa alone accounted for more than half…

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Africa: US Says All 55 Million Visa Holders ‘Subjected to Continuous Review’

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

All 55 million foreigners who hold visas for the United States are subject to continuous review, the State Department warned Thursday as President Donald Trump ramps up his crackdown on visas and immigration. “The Department’s continuous vetting includes all of the more than 55 million foreigners who currently hold valid US visas,” a State Department…

Well-known rhinocerous breeder among 6 arrested in South Africa over million rhino horn trafficking scheme

Well-known rhinocerous breeder among 6 arrested in South Africa over $14 million rhino horn trafficking scheme

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

Six people, including a well-known rhinocerous breeder, have been charged in South Africa in connection to an international rhino horn trafficking network after a seven-year investigation, officials announced Tuesday. The suspects are accused of smuggling 964 horns worth $14.1 million to illegal markets in Southeast Asia. They face charges of fraud, theft and violating a…