Nearly 100 000 doses of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) vaccine will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today. This is the first delivery of the vaccine to the country, and a second delivery of about 100,000 vaccines is expected in the coming days. These vaccines are part of the 215,000 doses of […]
EU allocates more than €26 million in additional humanitarian aid to East Africa
The Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions continue to face multiple and overlapping humanitarian crises, aggravated by conflict and climate-related disasters. To help mitigate the consequences, the Commission has allocated additional humanitarian funding of €26.7 million to South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, primarily to support newly displaced […]
Human rights breaches in Afghanistan, Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo
Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Afghanistan, Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo. Human rights situation in Afghanistan, especially the deterioration of women’s rights and attacks against educational institutions The staggering regression in women and girls’ rights under the Taliban qualifies as gender apartheid, warn MEPs. […]