Launch of second round of National Polio Campaign in Angola Aims to Protect Over 5.4 Million Children

Published on October 16, 2023

The national polio campaign, set between today and the upcoming Monday, is on a mission to vaccinate more than 5.4 million children under the age of five throughout the country. This event marks the campaign's second round; the first round took place between 8th and 11th September.

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A week of earthquakes brings death, grief, and trauma to Afghanistan’s Herat

October 16, 2023
‘It felt like being a football, as if you were being kicked around from one side to the other.’ This story describes series of earthquakes and aftershocks that have killed more than 1,000 people and levelled entire villages across Afghanistan’s western province of Herat over the past nine days. Read the full story.

The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023: Avoiding and reducing losses through investment in resilience

October 16, 2023
A new FAO flagship report entitled "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" brings the first-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock.Read the full story.