The study aims to explore three major objectives in view of the increasing in frequency and intensity of natural hazards in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Firstly, gain a...
As an accountability tool, the Regional SRHR Scorecard has been developed to track progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the African Region. It was informed by global,...
Overview: In East Africa, harvesting of main season cereals is underway in the north with mixed conditions due to conflict impacts in parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen and flooding in South...
CONTEXT RBSA Population Statistics are compiled monthly using data from ProgresV3/V4 and external government datasets. External data are statistics as of 30 September 2021 for IDP, IDP Returnees,...
Abnormal dryness was observed across central Ethiopia and northern Somalia last week Africa Weather Hazards Locust swarms are likely to have formed in the Horn of Africa. Below-average rainfall...
Highlights • Latest El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) updates indicate that La Niña conditions have re-emerged for the second consecutive year. As of October, ENSO forecasts expect these conditions...
Throughout Southern Africa, drought is the deadliest national disaster. Yet one-third of the region’s population live in drought-prone areas. As COP26 places climate change front and center on the...
Southern African Development Community Executive Secretary His Excellency Mr. Elias Mpedi Magosi has commended the Government of Botswana for signing the Agreement for hosting the SADC Standby Force...
FOREWORD Inspired by the more than 1,250 voluntary commitments made to address the unfinished business of the Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development,...
A favourable 2020-2021 rainy season and above-average regional cereal supply across most of Southern Africa caused the number of severely food insecure people to decrease from 25.1 million in May...