Day: November 13, 2022

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COP27 Presidency, FAO Launched Food Initiative To Support Climate Vulnerable Communities

Egypt’s presidency of the ongoing UN climate conference, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), launched here yesterday, a food and agriculture initiative, to increase climate resources to support the most vulnerable communities.

 

In a statement, the presidency of the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said, the initiative, dubbed the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST), will reimage agrifood systems, to deliver triple wins for people, climate action and nature.

 

The COP27 presidency said in the statement that, FAST’s action priorities are access to finance, knowledge and capacity, and policy support and dialogue.

 

“Through the FAST initiative, we will be mobilising the world to unlock finance flows, to increase climate resilience and implement urgently needed transformation across agrifood systems,” COP27 President, Sameh Shoukry, said.

 

Shoukry added, the impact of climate change is disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities around the world.

 

“To address this imbalance, we need to develop sustainable farming and food systems and meet the urgent needs of food-importing developing countries,” he added.

 

Meanwhile, FAO Deputy Director General, Maria Helena Semedo, said, bold actions are needed to transform agrifood system, support countries and ensure that resources reach food producers across the value chain.

 

COP27 kicked off on Nov 6, in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh, with countries working together to address global climate change.

 

 

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

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WHO is on the ground as climate-driven health emergency in the Greater Horn of Africa threatens 47 million lives

Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. It is estimated that environmental factors take the lives of around 13 million people every year. Global warming is influencing weather patterns, causing heat waves, heavy rainfall and droughts.

 

The Greater Horn of Africa is facing an unprecedented, acute hunger and health crisis driven by climate change, and compounded by conflict and economic shocks. Forty-seven million people in that region are now experiencing high levels of malnutrition or worse – up from 31 million – and more will go hungry as the drought affecting parts of the Region is expected to continue. Malnourished people become more easily sick, and sick people become more easily malnourished.

 

Climate change is also a major aggravating factor for infectious diseases like cholera and dengue fever. Disease outbreaks are surging in the Greater Horn of Africa, escalating the health emergency. The impact of outbreaks of infectious diseases during emergencies is multiplied, especially when combined with low vaccination coverage and poor access to health services.

 

WHO and partners are on the ground, ensuring access to basic health services, providing treatment for severe malnutrition, and helping countries detect, prevent and respond to disease outbreaks.

 

 

Source: World Health Organization

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Research and Documentation Center receives documents

The Research and Documentation Center of the PFDJ received over half a century old-documents from two concerned individuals residing in North America illustrating the activities of clandestine members of the EPLF in North America.

At the handing over ceremony on 11 November at the Research and Documentation Center, Mr. Yemane Fkadu, residing in Seattle, indicated that the document includes 900 files in written and in video and hold interviews and programs released by several media outlets about the Eritrean people struggle for Independence.

Likewise, Mr. Abraham Yohannes, who has been living in the US and is currently a lecturer at Mai-Nefhi College of Engineering, also handed over video and written documents he collected since 1971 including pamphlets, magazines, letters, seminars, festivals, and congresses.

Mr. Yosuf Idris, from the Research and Documentation Center, commending the initiative taken by the two nationals called on others to follow the noble example and play a due part in enriching the center.

 

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea