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Decisive fifth session of negotiations on global plastic pollution treaty opens in Busan

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), opened on...

COP29 agrees to triple public finance to developing countries, protecting lives and livelihoods 

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed on Sunday, November 24, 2024, with a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people...

Concern as COP29 fails to deliver sufficient climate finance for developing countries

The UN climate talks ended on Saturday night in Baku, Azerbaijan, following two weeks of intense negotiations, whose primary focus was establishing a new...

‘Not just a joke, but an insult’ – Activists slam latest NCQG draft text at COP29

A new streamlined draft text was published on Friday, November 22, 2024, at COP29 for the new climate finance goal. For the first time,...

COP29: Experts fault GGA, NCQG text for falling short of adaptation expectations

Adaptation experts from Africa and the Global South have contested the text on Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the draft text of the...

Coalition of 92 CSOs tasks Reps on prohibition of GMO products

No fewer than 92 African civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged the House of Representatives to prohibit use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms...

G20 communiqué fails to deliver strong commitment on fossil fuel phase-out, climate finance

Leaders of the G20 nations meeting in Rio in Brazil on Monday, November 18, 2024, issued a communiqué which observers believe fails to make...

What does the G20 Summit mean for Africa’s future?

This week marks a historic milestone for Africa as the continent takes its place at the G20 Summit as a permanent member for the...

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Blue economy: Group advocates construction of 10 new ports

The Alfe City Institution, a leading promoter of Nigeria’s blue economy ecosystem, has called for the construction of 10...
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Closing gender gap in agriculture can contribute $1bn annually to GDP – Group

Chairperson, National Agric Show Youth and Women in Agriculture Committee, Mrs. Nkiruka Okonkwo, says closing gender gap in agriculture...

Stakeholders urge Nigerian women to unite, empower themselves

Nigerian women have been urged to unite and empower themselves to take up leadership roles in various sectors of...

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