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Beiersdorf has made available €50 million towards the fight against Covid-19 across key markets. They have acted immediately by producing disinfectants in their factories across the world and distributing material.
Le gouvernement centrafricain a inauguré 935 km de fibre optique terrestre et sous-fluviale le 6 février dernier à Bangui. L’installation et la mise en opération de la fibre optique est le fruit d’un partenariat entre l’UE, le gouvernement centrafricain et la Banque Africaine de Développement.
Dzanga-Sangha, a protected reserve in the south-west corner of the Central African Republic, boasts a wealth of animal, bird and plant species, including forest elephants and one of the world’s most endangered gorilla populations.
Long-term crises have affected the Central African Republic. The country's health system has severely weakened, and the population has a limited access to the Ndélé District Hospital due to poor road network. An NGO called Première Urgence Internationale, supported by the Bêkou Fund, has intervened.
The 2013 crisis did not spare Bangui. Some neighbourhoods were badly hit, which weakened the living conditions of their inhabitants. Major works have been carried out as part of an urban renewal project financed by the European Union through its Bêkou Trust Fund.
Charles Nsubuga worked his way up from being a construction worker and war refugee to a passionate entrepreneur who now improves the nutrition of his community and creates jobs in Uganda.
This year is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour which calls on all of us to raise awareness of the importance of the eradication of child labour, and to share best practices.
According to the latest Child Labour Global Estimates, published in June, 160 million children – 63 million girls and 97 million boys – were in child labour globally at the beginning of 2020, accounting for almost 1 in 10 children worldwide.
A series of short animated videos shines a light on the different lived experiences of children involved in child labour.
Spotlight Initiative will further build on the EU and UNICEF’s longstanding work on girls’ rights in Mali by greatly expanding community-based engagement for changing attitudes and behaviors on child marriage.