Africa: Monkeypox – UNAIDS ‘Concerned’ About Stigmatizing Language Against LGBTI People: [UN News] As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) expressed concern on Sunday about some public media reporting and commentary reinforcing homophobic and racist stereotypes. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: WHO Director-General’s opening address at the World Health Assembly: [WHO] Geneva — The pandemic is most certainly not over. This virus has surprised us at every turn — a storm that has torn through communities again and again, and we still can’t predict its path, or its intensity. We lower our guard at our peril. Almost one billion people in lower-income countries remain unvaccinated. Only 57 countries have vaccinated 70% of their population — almost all of them high income. We must continue to support all countries to reach 70% vaccination coverage as soon as po – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: AU Troops Carry Out an Anti-Al-Shabaab Operation in Somalia: [Shabelle] African Union transition mission [ATMIS] forces conduct major operations in the Middle Shabelle region against Al-Shabaab. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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