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Towards the Future: Youth Leadership and UN 2.0 in Malawi

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21st century problems require 21st century solutions. They also need next-generation trailblazers.

Putting Africa on the path to prosperity

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While 1.2 billion people in developing countries are projected to reach working age over the next decade, only an estimated 420 million jobs will be available to them.

As trees rise, parched African landscapes spring back to life

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When Yeshitila Haile looks up at the hillside behind his farmstead, he puts his hand on his heart and speaks with great satisfaction about how he has helped to transform the landscape in which he grew up.

Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed

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The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.

Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss

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Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand

Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )

Zambia has been hit hard by extreme weather events in recent years. Drought is impacting food security and rural livelihoods so severely that the government has declared it a national emergency.

“Small islands bear a climate crisis they did not create”

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“The human rights framework is universal. It compels us to act. Not out of fear, but out of a commitment to solutions – rooted in justice and human dignity. Solutions that will actually work,” Türk said.

Implementation technicalities of international carbon trade largely unresolved at the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference

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As interest in carbon markets in Africa continue to rise, the sixtieth session of the subsidiary bodies (SB60) of the UNFCCC failed to reach agreement on all technicalities related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, demonstrating t

Officials highlight ongoing terrorist threats and dire humanitarian needs in Somalia

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A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia’s “exacerbated” humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the terrorist group, Al-Shabaab.

Despite challenges, Southern Africa has improved financial inclusion with adoption of digital financial services

Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )

Countries in Southern Africa performed well on their financial inclusion, between 2011 and 2021, thanks to their rapid adoption of digital financial services including mobile money. This is according to financial experts at a webinar on the African Financ