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GEF Council approves $916m for urgent environmental action

The Global Environment Facility’s 186 member governments on Monday, February 5, 2024, allocated $916 million for international action on biodiversity, climate change, nature renewal,...

Michael Simire - February 6, 2024

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GEF Council provides $1.4bn boost for environmental action

Meeting in Brazil, the Global Environment Facility’s governing body approved the disbursement of $1.4 billion to accelerate efforts to tackle the climate, biodiversity, and...

Michael Simire - June 26, 2023

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Stockholm+50: Fifty years of environmental action

On a warm summer’s day 50 years ago, the world’s first environment conference was held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Born out of an 1968...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2022

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HealthDecember 22, 2024

Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international quality standards for both medicine and vaccine regulation, marking a...

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Human SettlementDecember 22, 2024

First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All concluded recently in Nairobi,...

Renewable EnergyDecember 22, 2024

New €28m AfDB-funded solar project to boost Chad’s energy access

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved funding worth €28 million to build...

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HealthDecember 22, 2024

Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international...

Human SettlementDecember 22, 2024

First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working...