ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 10, 2026/APO Group/ — Ethiopia conducted a synchronized polio vaccination campaign with South Sudan using the bivalent Oral Polio vaccine (bOPV) and reached over one million children under five years in high-risk border areas and refugee camps, as part of urgent efforts to prevent cross-border transmission of the variant polio virus…
JUBA, South Sudan, July 10, 2026/APO Group/ — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Government of South Sudan have activated the country’s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan, directly shielding over 65,000 people in Budi and Kapoeta North counties from severe, climate-induced food insecurity. Anticipatory action is when humanitarian assistance is triggered before a…
NEW YORK, United States of America, July 10, 2026/APO Group/ — As armed conflicts reach highest levels in 80 years, organizations providing life-saving services to women and girls are running out of money. Beyond the Breaking Point, a new UN Women report published today on the impact of aid cuts, finds that at least one…
ABUJA, Nigeria, July 10, 2026/APO Group/ — The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of External Relations, has convened a three-day meeting of Heads of ECOWAS National Offices from across the Member States in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from 8–10 July 2026, under the theme: “The Role of the ECOWAS National Offices in the Future of ECOWAS:…
JONGLEI, South Sudan, July 10, 2026/APO Group/ — For many communities in South Sudan, livestock are far more than animals. Cattle provide food, income, and security. In Jonglei, where veterinary services are scarce, disease outbreaks can threaten the livelihoods of entire households. Over the past year, Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in…
