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[ad_1] LONDON, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four million girls are at risk of child marriage in the next two years because of the new coronavirus pandemic, a global charity said on Friday, as campaigners warned that the crisis could undo decades of work to end the practice. Deepening …

[ad_1] The Ravens were awarded their 18th record national title after league organizers’ decision to end the competition amid the Covid-19 pandemic. TP Mazembe won his title number 18 in the league of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the cancellation of the 2019-20 season by the Federation of …

[ad_1] The global initiatives of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBRGI) have announced that his humanitarian aid and aid projects and programs benefited more than 17 million people worldwide with a total expenditure of AED262 million in 2019. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince …

[ad_1] MADRID – Felix Sesay left his native Sierra Leone in 2016 to escape the Ebola outbreak, only to find himself helping others to survive another epidemic: COVID-19. Now, the 23-year-old works with the Red Cross in Spain, bringing food to older people who are at greater risk of contracting …

[ad_1] The United Nations urges governments to focus on mental health services as people around the world face the coronavirus pandemic. “After decades of neglect and low investment in mental health services, the COVID-19 pandemic is now hitting families and communities with additional mental stress,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said …

[ad_1] East African countries are currently battling two large-scale disasters simultaneously: the worst desert locust outbreak in decades and the COVID-19 pandemic. These two crises have many parallels: they are transnational problems that do not adhere to borders; if not contained, each has the ability to expand exponentially; it is …

[ad_1] Fighting the virus has unintended consequences, including a crisis of mental illness. The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on people’s health in a way that at first glance seems to have little connection to the devastating primary effects of the virus. The United Nations warns of new risks for children …

[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 500 girls have been rescued from child marriage in northern Ethiopia since schools closed due to the new coronavirus, a regional official said, as fears rise that the pandemic is reversing years of I work to detain minors. unions. Ethiopia closed …

[ad_1] Kerina Tull, University of Leeds Nuffield Center for International Health and Development 1. Summary This rapid review is one of a three-part series related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) interventions. The other two rapid reviews include information on gender norms and barriers affecting demand for RMNCH …

[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 500 girls have been rescued from child marriage in northern Ethiopia since schools closed due to the new coronavirus, a regional official said, as fears grow that the pandemic you are investing years of work. to stop youth unions. …