The report warns that forced displacement is compounding the crisis.
The emergency relief coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated $48 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for urgent support to the UN Humanitarian Air Service.
Elections are held annually by secret ballot, with seats allocated by regional groups.
The WHO said that preliminary data showed that the global cholera crisis persisted into 2024, with 22 countries currently reporting active outbreaks.
The UN agency said that Mpox has affected people in the African region for more than a decade.
It is the tenth worst travel document globally, ranked 191 out of 199 countries, according to VisaGuide’s World Passport Index.
China will provide zero-tariff treatment for six least-developed African countries, says the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.
In Nigeria, under-five mortalities declined by 20 per cent since 2013, yet one in 10 children do not reach their fifth birthday.
