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Chad Reports Surge in Cholera Outbreak Fatalities

(MENAFN) The cholera outbreak in Chad has claimed 113 lives since July, the nation's Health Ministry confirmed in a statement on Friday. A total of 1,631 suspected cases have been reported across the country. The update was shared during a meeting...

CMI Media Group 2025 Agility Philadelphia Event to Feature Daymond John and Mick Ebeling

PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Strategic media healthcare agency CMI Media Group, a WPP company (NYSE: WPP), is proud to announce that Daymond John will keynote this year's Agility Philadelphia: Hype to Hope to Health. John is an...

RSF El-Fasher Residential Areas Attacks Leave 18 Dead

(MENAFN) A deadly barrage by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck residential areas in El-Fasher late Monday, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding over 100 more, according to local medical sources. The Sudan Doctors Network...

WHO Supplies 1.1M Vaccines to Chad as Cholera Deaths Soar

(MENAFN) WHO and UNICEF delivered 1.1 million cholera vaccine doses Thursday to Chad's government as the deadly outbreak continues claiming lives across the Central African nation. Mahamat Hamit Ahmat, Deputy General Secretary in the Ministry of...

Local doctors state RSF killed thirteen people, including women, children

(MENAFN) Thirteen Sudanese civilians were executed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, according to a local medical organization. The victims included “5 children, 4 women, and 4 elderly individuals,” the Sudan Doctors...

Chad Reports 63 Fatalities in Cholera

(MENAFN) A cholera outbreak sweeping through eastern Chad has left at least 63 people dead, according to a statement released Monday by the country's Health Ministry. Since the outbreak began in July, officials have recorded 938 suspected...

ICRC President: “Why upholding the rules of war matters everywhere”

Gaza: “It’s going to break our souls” Ms Spoljaric describes the devastation she has witnessed in Gaza: “The situation in Gaza surpasses anything you would consider to be humane, legally acceptable, or in the logic of military objectives… I have...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's National Statement at the General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, 27 September 2025

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s national statement at the General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York on 27 September 2025. Addressing the General Assembly,...

Committee reviews farm policies, follows up on ministerial outcomes, addresses food security

Updates on agricultural market developments and food security Members heard updates from representatives of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Bank on...

Education Above All Foundation Condemns Myanmar Boarding Schools bombings

DOHA, QATAR, September 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The recent airstrike on two boarding schools in Myanmar, which killed students and educators, is a stark reminder of the devastation caused by attacks on education. In countries facing...

China: ICRC attends the 50th Florence Nightingale Medal Award Ceremony

Your Excellencies, Distinguished Awardees of the Florence Nightingale Medal, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross, I am delighted to attend the Award Ceremony of the Florence Nightingale Medal today. The...

President Cyril Ramaphosa: General Debate of 80th Session of United Nations General Assembly

President of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, Ms Annalena Baerbock, United Nations Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Ladies and Gentlemen, Eighty years ago, the United Nations was...

ICRC president: If states do not act, the brutality of today’s wars will become the baseline for conflicts tomorrow

The protective power of international humanitarian law (IHL) is only as strong as leaders’ political will to uphold it. Under the Geneva Conventions, all states have an obligation not only to respect IHL, but to ensure that others do the same. The...

President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in New York for the UNGA80 High Level Segment

His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in New York in the United States of America to lead a South African delegation during High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) The high-level...

President Cyril Ramaphosa leads delegation to High-Level Segment of 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York, 23 to 29 Sept

His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a South African delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York from 23 to 29 September 2025. Under the theme “Better together:...

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, 17 September 2025

A. Issues in the environment 1. Economy 1.1. Economic Growth 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed the latest GDP figures, which show that the economy has grown 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025, an improvement from the 0.1% growth in the first quarter. 1.1.2....

2024 Impact Report: LifeStraw Reaches 11.8M Children with Safe Drinking Water

Company’s Give Back Program hits milestone, while advancing emergency response, menstrual health, and sustainability efforts across the globe BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES, June 18, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- LifeStraw, a public health B Corp and...

Minister Ronald Lamola: Briefing to Parliament on South Africa vs Israel case at the ICJ

South Africa vs Israel case at the ICJ Chairpersons of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development Honourable Members of both Committees Thank you for...

Polish Troops Open Fire on Migrants at Belarus Border

(MENAFN) Polish troops opened fire Tuesday evening on a group of migrants attempting to cross the Poland-Belarus border, wounding a Sudanese national, the Polish army confirmed Wednesday. The shooting took place at 8:37 p.m. local time (1837GMT)...

Russia coaches Ugandan medics to fight fatal epidemics

(MENAFN) Russia’s health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has begun training Ugandan medical professionals as part of an initiative to strengthen Africa’s ability to fight infectious disease outbreaks. The program, launched in Kampala, follows the...