Agrarian AI – The Future of Agriculture in Zambia
Stories & Blogs UNDPJul 01, 2024(Story )How the UNDP Accelerator Lab in Zambia and Mukuba UniPod is supporting Nchimunya on his journey to transform small-holder farming with AI and data-driven technology.
Africa: Foreign investment in clean energy boosts sustainability momentum
Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 20, 2024(News )Foreign investment flows to Africa slightly declined in 2023, but significant investments in the clean energy sector offered a positive highlight.
Implementation technicalities of international carbon trade largely unresolved at the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 19, 2024(Story )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
New partnership agreed between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the GCCA to drive industry decarbonization around the globe.
Stories & Blogs UNIDOJun 19, 2024(News )A ground-breaking agreement to work together on decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South.
Secretary-General appoints Karl-Frédérick Paul of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Gambia
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJun 18, 2024(Announcement )United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Karl-Frédérick Paul of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Gambia, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 16 June.
“Small islands bear a climate crisis they did not create”
Stories & Blogs OHCHRJun 18, 2024(Story )“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.
In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand
Stories & Blogs IFADJun 18, 2024(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.
International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards
Stories & Blogs ILOJun 17, 2024(News )The annual meeting of ILO’s Member States concluded with progress towards regulating biohazards, a review of work conditions in the care sector, and the key role of fundamental principles and rights in a rapidly changing world of work.
Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss
Stories & Blogs UNJun 17, 2024(Story )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.
Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
Stories & Blogs UNJun 16, 2024(News )As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN chief said