Work is getting underway in Papua New Guinea this month in FAO’s biggest European Union-funded, single country, UN multi-partner project worldwide. The EURO 82 million (USD 89 million) FAO-led project “External Action for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea” (STREIT PNG) will support and strengthen […]

Issue Post March 31, 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade Danielle Resnick Social distancing measures may hurt both food traders and consumers in a region known for harsh crackdowns on markets.

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, nuclear medicine is having its time to shine. The International Atomic Agency (IAEA) is providing diagnostic kits and training to countries interested in using nuclear-assisted tests to detect the virus and track its transmission paths. It’s not surprising that nuclear medicine is set to play a […]

Countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria Source: International Organization for Migration The IOM is currently assisting 2,371 stranded migrants across the country as they wait to return to their countries of origin through the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programme.