"SOUTHERN AFRICA"

Based on evidence indicative of a detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology, the Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) has advised the World Health Organization (WHO) that this variant should be designated as a VOC, and the WHO has designated B.1.1.529 as a Variant of Concern (VOC) named Omicron. WHO

The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched today in South Africa the drone hub to focus together with government and partners on building capacity with the aim of using drones for humanitarian purposes. UNTV CH

As climate talks get underway in Glasgow, families in Southern Madagascar, where climate is driving famine-like conditions, brace themselves for yet another harsh year ahead as the ongoing drought shows no signs of abating, signaling deteriorating hunger. WFP

Children under the age of 2 are not getting the food or nutrients they need to thrive and grow well, leading to irreversible developmental harm, according to a new report released by UNICEF today. UNICEF

India calls for adoption of convention on terrorism, as Security Council considers fears that fighters will return to Afghanistan, surge in Africa.

“Education, safety, friends and food have been replaced by anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy,” the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The World Food Program’s (WFP) Regional Director in Southern Africa, Lola Castro, said Madagascar is the “only country in the world” facing Integrated Phase Classification-5 (IPC-5) food insecurity without a conflict. She said, “So, basically we have people on the verge of starvation and there is no conflict.” UNIFEED

Virtual Press Briefing by World Food Programme Regional Director in Southern Africa

The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19 in addition to a lack of funding have left 41 million people on the verge of famine, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. UNIFEED

New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. UNIFEED