The Democratic Republic of the Congo has agreed to preserve the East African Community Regional Force in the country with the terms of the mission to be rearranged.
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI/PNN): A new UN report, titled Protect the Promise, shows that women's and children's health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people and women. Data presented in the report, launched at the World Health Summit in Berlin, show most maternal, child, and adolescent deaths and stillbirths are concentrated in just two regions - sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It also shows a critical regression across virtually every major measure of childhood wellbeing, and many key indicators of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since the last Every Woman Every Child Progress Report published in 2020, food insecurity, hunger, child marriage, risks from intimate partner violence, and adolescent depression and anxiety have all increased. An estimated 25 million children were un- or under-vaccinated in 2021 - 6 million more than in 2019
Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks an 'International Day of the Girl Child' through their 'Educating Linda' program, which supports girl education (#yesforGirl Education) and ending child marriage (#EndChildMarriage) through helping young girls who are unprivileged but brilliant to continue their education. Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and also an Executive Director of the song expressed, "We at Merck Foundation mark Girl Child Day every day through our continuous efforts with our partners, African First ladies to implement 'Educating Linda' program in their countries, which is a part of our 'More Than a Mother' campaign. I strongly believe that an educated girl will lead a healthy life, save lives, build a stronger family, earn a better income, make informed choices, empower her community, lift her country and