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SME Competitiveness Outlook 2020

ITCnews: SME Competitiveness Outlook 2020 Report

Africa COVID-19

Secretary-General launches UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 to save lives, protect societies, recover better

Africa COVID-19

In the Somali region of Ethiopia, recurring droughts and locust invasions were already threatening food security. With COVID-19, the socio-economic impacts being felt across Ethiopia are wide-ranging and serious, with the potential to become severe, the r

UNDP: In Ethiopia, pandemic struck amid slowing growth, locust invasion, and disease outbreaks

Ms. Brema trains women in her village to become electricians.

Sahel project helps women raise themselves, their communities from poverty

Global call to fight infodemic

Mauritius, Senegal, South Africa among authors of global call against COVID-19 'infodemic'

Africa COVID-19

a cargo flight from WFP’s newly established Global Humanitarian Response Hub in Liège, Belgium arrived in Burkina Faso carrying almost 16 metric tons of medical cargo and personal protective equipment like masks and gloves on behalf of UNICEF and the Inte

WFP: Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights

Ensuring a steady flow of investments in Mozambique and Kenya will help manage the crisis.

Contributing to business continuity and national COVID-19 responses in the African continent

Africa COVID-19

Meles Alem, Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya handing over food donation to one of the beneficiaries.

Hundreds of Ethiopian COVID-19 impacted migrant families receive food and assistance in Kenya

Africa COVID-19

Every year, thousands of seasonal workers from West and Central Africa travel to gold mining areas in Burkina Faso, Senegal or Mali.

Migration flows across West and Central Africa nearly halved by COVID-19; mobile populations economically impacted

Populations in remote areas are heavily affected by the decrease in remittances sent by Chadian Diaspora.

Understanding remittances behaviour in Chad amid COVID-19: IOM launches first study on remittances

UN Police hold a COVID-19 information session for vulnerable street children in Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Amidst COVID-19 challenges, UN ‘remains operational’ across Central Africa

Africa COVID-19

The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls

COVID-19 jeopardises progress made towards protecting women and girls from violence and harmful practices

Africa COVID-19