Africa: From Child Marriage to Revenge Porn – 10 Set-Backs for Women in 2020: [Thomson Reuters Foundation] From mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has threatened to hobble progress on women’s equality as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks global havoc. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: How Covid-19 May Result in One Million Excess Deaths From Other Diseases in Africa: [Thomson Reuters Foundation] The pandemic has hit Africa’s overburdened health services and left many unable to access treatment – raising fears of up to one million excess deaths from other illnesses – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: 10.4 Million Children Will Suffer From Acute Malnutrition in 2021: [Unicef] As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. These are all countries or regions experiencing dire humanitarian crises while also grappling with intensifying food insecurity, a deadly pandemic and – with the exception of the Central Sahel – a looming famine. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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