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Tenges coffee farmers strengthen their cooperative
FAO shares the Baringo growers’ story from Kenya.
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In Lebanon, a place to learn and find support
UNICEF visits a Makani centre.
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In Ethiopia, digital schools take stock of their first steps
A phase of the UNESCO–Huawei project ends with equipment and teacher training; new materials still need testing.
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In Uganda, vaccination teams seek children left behind
The measles and rubella campaign has started: nearly 7.9 million children is the target, not the final result.
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In Nepal, lessons restart in temporary spaces
UNICEF reports 48 learning centres helping over 1,400 children resume education after floods. Recovery is still unfinished.
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Viet Nam turns its clean-air plan towards practical tools
In Hanoi, around two hundred participants discuss monitoring, controls and cooperation. The conference does not establish that the air is already cleaner.
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DR Congo: 680 volunteers help health alerts reach response teams
WHO describes the network deployed across 17 health zones by 17 September. It supports the Ebola response while the outbreak continues.
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In Amman, a place to learn and be heard
A UNICEF visit highlights community support for children and families. These services already exist, and need lasting support as funding falls.
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Four Ukrainian hospitals, with support beyond delivery day
KSrelief and UNDP announce five million dollars for equipment, installation and training. The fifteen-month programme is an operational commitment, not a tally of care already delivered.
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Health tools need to pass a test too
WHO expands its assessment of medical devices, including software that supports tuberculosis screening.
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Tourism asks how its neighbours are doing
A meeting in Mexico connects researchers and communities, aiming to measure tourism’s social and environmental effects too.
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Where the road stops, aid finds another way through
WFP describes cargo drones reaching Nepalese villages cut off by floods. The response continues; the emergency is not over.
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In Madagascar, sunshine supports farming as six nutrition centres open
Nine facilities open in Betioky with support from Japan and WFP. Food insecurity continues.
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In Mozambique, backing small businesses also means building skills
A World Bank account reports training and finance for small firms. Recovery in Cabo Delgado remains difficult.
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In Haiti, emergency aid also supports the next planting
FAO reports agricultural support under way for about 13,000 households. Further distributions remain planned, not completed.
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In Pemba, the school conversation gets a bigger circle
More than a hundred people met in Zanzibar to discuss health and education, bringing students, families and teachers into the conversation.
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Laos begins a new chapter in care for mothers and children
A Luxembourg-backed health programme entered a new phase on 17 September. Better access and quality remain goals.
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Ethiopia builds readiness before the emergency
WHO verified the national emergency medical team on 15 September. The recognition covers its capabilities and preparedness, which need continuing support.
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Tunisia works on a safety net for its fishers
FAO reports work to widen fishers’ access to social protection. A market for invasive blue crabs cannot provide security alone.
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Nigeria builds skills for HIV prevention
WHO reports further health-worker training on PrEP, medicine used to prevent HIV acquisition.
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In Nepal, vaccines find a way through
After the floods, river crossings and drones support the cholera vaccination campaign. WHO’s update distinguishes delivered doses from vaccinated people.
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Fewer empty vaccine shelves in Indonesia
UNDP reports that the digital SMILE system has helped reduce stock-outs by around 70%.
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Five million euros to help Afghan farming grow
An EU-FAO initiative plans farming support and nurseries, with vulnerable communities among its priorities.
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Chile reaches a milestone against rabies
WHO validates the elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem: a first for South America.
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Laos: clearing ordnance, returning land
A 14 September UNDP commentary reviews clearance progress and the need for lasting support.
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In Busia, prevention starts at the market
Training and local plans aim to spot health emergencies earlier at the border.
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West Bank: helping children return to class
Transport, catch-up lessons and psychological support while access to school remains fragile.
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At Chornobyl, sunlight helps with the work still ahead
A 2 MW solar installation supplies site operations, UNDP reports.
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In Cameroon, school comes over the radio
Lessons and facilitators help children whose schooling was disrupted return to reading and maths.
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WHO prequalifies the multidose format of an RSV vaccine
WHO announces prequalification of a new presentation that could improve access to infant protection; distribution still has to follow.
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In Chiapas, learning to read speaks two languages
A UNESCO prize recognises a programme combining Spanish and Indigenous languages. Its achievements show up in everyday life.
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Venezuela’s water recovery starts with essential services
UNICEF assistance continues in La Guaira; infrastructure rehabilitation is expected to start in October.
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In Varva, batteries help keep school running
A UNICEF report describes how a school shelter handles power cuts. Sometimes normality depends on a backup battery.
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€17 million for Pacific schools that can weather the storms
An EU–UNICEF agreement funds more resilient buildings and services, with around 15,000 pupils expected to benefit.
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A global mpox vaccine stockpile takes shape
Gavi is funding a shared reserve. WHO’s 2 September announcement anticipates operations starting later in the month.
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124 people get past the paperwork barrier
A UNESCO project has delivered new birth certificates to Baka and Bantu adults who had struggled to obtain them.
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Timor-Leste looks ahead. With WHO’s certificate to prove it.
With Timor-Leste’s validation, trachoma has been eliminated as a public health problem throughout WHO’s South-East Asia Region.
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Solidarity lands in Nepal: 84 tonnes of aid
On 4 September, an EU-supported UNICEF flight brought essential supplies for families affected by flooding.
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