Africa: Nuclear Disarmament: What the World can Learn from Africa: [SAIIA] On 22 January 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the Ban Treaty) entered into force. Under the Ban Treaty, states are prohibited from ‘developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, acquiring, possessing, or stockpiling nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices’. The Ban Treaty is a culmination of decades-long global campaign efforts to end the development of nuclear weapons. But while its entry into force is widely celebrated, the real work is only just beginni – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: World Failing to Address Dementia Challenge: [WHO] Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s ‘Global status report on the public health response to dementia’, released today. Half of these countries are in WHO’s European Region, with the remainder split between the other Regions. Yet even in Europe, many plans are expiring or have already expired, indicating a need for renewed commitment from governments. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: African Faith Communities – ‘Industrial Agriculture Is No Solution for Africa’: [Daily Maverick] Over 500 civil society, faith leaders and supporting organisations across Africa have signed an open letter to the Gates Foundation asking them to stop supporting the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa’s industrial farming initiatives. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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