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Pre-COP29: Global leaders gather to advance climate negotiations in Baku

UN’s Preliminary Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (Pre-COP29) commenced on Thursday, October 10, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Pre-COP provides a platform for Parties...

Onuigbo nominated as one of 30 Global Leaders on climate change

The sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act 2021 – often referred to as the “Sam Onuigbo Act” – and Governing Board Member and Chairman,...

UN Climate Ambition Summit: Leaders, climate justice advocates clamour fossil fuel phase out

As the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Ambition Summit wraps up and the world witnesses once again what looks like a the lack of commitment...

World Health Summit: Global leaders commit $2.6bn to end polio

Global leaders on Tuesday, October 12, 2022, confirmed $2.6 billion in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio at a...

Africa is at tipping point for climate adaptation action – Global leaders

Two months to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm...

Desertification Day: Leaders call for urgent action to boost drought resilience

In the face of growing impacts of drought exacerbated by land degradation and climate change, countries and communities must take action now to build...

Groups call on leaders to help end Ukraine war, reliance on fossil fuels

Over 500 civil society organisations (CSOs) from six continents on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, urged world leaders in a letter to renew international efforts...

WaterAid wants global leaders to commit $1.2bn to water, toilets

WaterAid Nigeria, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 called on global leaders to commit at least $1.2 billion to ensure all hospitals, clinics have clean...

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CSW: UN launches gender equality plan

The UN on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender...
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AfDB, Eritrea sign $19.5m agreement for 12 MW mini-grid project

The African Development Bank Group and Eritrea have signed an agreement for $19.5 million in grant funding for the...

HYPREP applauds centre for Ogoni hydrocarbon remediation

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has commended the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Restoration (CEER) for its efforts...

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CSW: UN launches gender equality plan

The UN on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, launched a...

AfDB, Eritrea sign $19.5m agreement for 12 MW mini-grid project

The African Development Bank Group and Eritrea have signed...