On March 24, we highlight World Tuberculosis Day to bring attention to the TB epidemic’s devastating health, economic, and social consequences and to step up efforts to end it. Robert Koch announced in 1882 that he had discovered the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, which led to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. numbers TB…
24 Mar
FAMINE IN SOMALIA
Famine in Somalia is due to the following three consecutive dry seasons, this was the driest period in decades. More than half of Somalia’s population faces severe hunger or starvation this year, primarily children. That is 2011/12, 2016/17, and the current one 2021/22. According to the World Food Programme, 5.6 million people are food insecure,…
World Water day; “GROUNDWATER, MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE”
“GROUNDWATER, MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE” Each year on 22 March, World Water Day draws attention to the importance of freshwater and argues for sustainable management of freshwater resources. This involves addressing the global water crisis in support of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. The chemical elements hydrogen and…
17 Mar
IWD 2022 CAMPAIGN THEME: #BREAKTHEBIAS
IWD 2022 CAMPAIGN THEME: #BREAKTHEBIAS Being a woman is like walking from one country to another. In a world where men think they have the power over everything including women and their bodies. We live in a society where women think they are met to just be given by men. And this makes them lazy…
08 Mar
GENDER EQUALITY TODAY FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022
Every year, International Women’s Day falls on 8 March. In it, ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities can reflect on their progress, demand change, and celebrate their acts of courage and determination. HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. On February 28, 1909, the Socialist Party…