The UN refugee agency, UNHCR is calling on the international community to act swiftly and generously to tackle the growing number of refugees in Uganda. Since M23 rebels captured a border town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend, more than 2-thousand refugees have crossed into Uganda. According to the UNHCR, more than 50-thousand refugees are expected to cross into Uganda by the end of 2024. Lulu Gaboo spoke to Frank Walusimbi, Associate Communications Officer at UNHCR in Uganda.

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR is calling on the international community to act swiftly and generously to tackle the growing number of refugees in Uganda. Since M23 rebels captured a border town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend, more than 2-thousand refugees have crossed into Uganda. According to the UNHCR, more than 50-thousand refugees are expected to cross into Uganda by the end of 2024. Lulu Gaboo spoke to Frank Walusimbi, Associate Communications Officer at UNHCR in Uganda.

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UNHCR calls on the international community to act swiftly in tackling the growing number of refugees in Uganda fleeing the Eastern DRC

Re. Bag. Re. Use Initiative has won the Global Alliance World Public Relations & Communication Award in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Category. The category celebrates initiatives that go beyond words to deliver meaningful, sustainable change. Global Alliance's President and Chief Executive Officer, Justin Green says Re. Bag. Re. Use exemplifies the power of innovative public relations to address pressing global challenges, by re-purposing waste into functional products. Samora Mangesi spoke to Regine Le Roux, founder of Re-Bag Re-Use.

Re. Bag. Re. Use Initiative has won the Global Alliance World Public Relations &amp; Communication Award in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Category. The category celebrates initiatives that go beyond words to deliver meaningful, sustainable change. Global Alliance's President and Chief Executive Officer, Justin Green says Re. Bag. Re. Use exemplifies the power of innovative public relations to address pressing global challenges, by&nbsp;re-purposing waste into functional products. Samora Mangesi spoke to Regine Le Roux, founder of Re-Bag Re-Use.

Re. Bag. Re. Use Initiative wins awards for its innovation of  re-purposing waste into functional products

New low-cost tools that measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia in an initiative to help tackle the leading cause of death among young children, particularly those born at home. Developed by Save the Children and Hawassa University College of Medicine & Health Sciences (HUCMHS), the easy-to-use screening tools are colour-coded and include a laminated card and a plastic tool with a 90-degree "heel holder" to guide where to place a baby's heel for the measurement. The tools - which were informed by health workers and mothers and have already been tested in a hospital-based study - are to be rolled out in a controlled trial in the south of Ethiopia as the first step towards a potential adoption in mainstream health services across the country.  Samora Mangesi spoke to Dr Fitsum Belay, Consultant Neonatologist at Hawassa University in Ethiopia..

New low-cost tools that measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia in an initiative to help tackle the leading cause of death among young children, particularly those born at home. Developed by Save the Children and Hawassa University College of Medicine &amp; Health Sciences (HUCMHS), the easy-to-use screening tools are colour-coded and include a laminated card and a plastic tool with a 90-degree "heel holder" to guide where to place a baby's heel for the measurement. The tools - which were informed by health workers and mothers and have already been tested in a hospital-based study - are to be rolled out in a controlled trial in the south of Ethiopia as the first step towards a potential adoption in mainstream health services across the country.&nbsp; Samora Mangesi spoke to Dr Fitsum Belay, Consultant Neonatologist at Hawassa University in Ethiopia..

New tool to  measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia

The death toll from stampedes at two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has risen to at least 32, police confirmed on Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, were caught in crowd surges as people scrambled for food amidst the country's severe cost-of-living crisis. Samora Mangesi spoke to Channel Africa's Nigerian correspondent, Jonathan James Lyamgohn..

The death toll from stampedes at two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has risen to at least 32, police confirmed on Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, were caught in crowd surges as people scrambled for food amidst the country's severe cost-of-living crisis. Samora Mangesi spoke to Channel Africa's Nigerian correspondent, Jonathan James Lyamgohn..

UNHCR calls on the international community to act swiftly in tackling the growing number of refugees in Uganda fleeing the Eastern DRC

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