UNHCR Ethiopia COVID-19 Response Bi-Monthly Update
769,310 Refugees and asylum seekers as of 31 July 40,039 Handwashing facilities in camps 18.6 litres Average per capita water supply in camps 2,151...
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Africa: The United States continues to lead the Global Response to COVID-19
The United States is leading the global response to COVID-19 with foreign assistance funding. The U.S. Government (USG) has allocated $20.5 billion for the development...
Africa: Decrease of 25% in COVID-19 cases recorded compared to previous reporting period
COVID-19 cases in the African Region continue to slow down during the past two weeks. There is a 25% decrease in cases recorded compared to...
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Nigeria: COVID-19 case update
340 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Kaduna – 63 FCT – 51 Plateau – 38 Lagos – 33 Delta – 25 Gombe –...
South Africa: Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms total of 603338 cases of Coronavirus
As of today, a cumulative total of 603 338 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 3 398 new cases identified. Case Data...
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,168,185) deaths (27,322), and recoveries (889,388) by region: Central (52,558 cases; 1,022 deaths; 40,850 recoveries): Burundi (413;...
Rwanda: COVID-19 case update
Total cases: 2,780 (+63) Recovered: 1,712 (+7) Active cases: 1,057 Tests: 357,083 (+5,700) Deaths: 11 (+0)...
Africa – COVID-19 threatens to reverse progress in birth registrations: strategies for counter-actions
In Africa, nearly one in two children are deprived from a legal existence. Countries such as Algeria and Tunisia top the list of countries that...
UNHCR East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region COVID-19 External Update
The COVID-19 situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) region has entered its sixth month since the first cases...
Coronavirus – Africa: Protecting women’s health during a pandemic
“If you think about times of crisis—whether it’s disease, displacement, or conflict—women and girls are often disproportionately affected,” says Eva De Plecker, a midwife...