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79th UN General Assembly opens in New York

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a...

Latin American experts gather in New York to discuss fossil fuel free zone in the Amazon

As government representatives, civil society organisations and Indigenous leaders gather in New York for Climate Week, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Secretary-General’s...

Osinbajo arrives in New York for African Carbon Market meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in New York to attend high-level meeting on African Carbon market in a bid to mobilise funding and...

Buhari inaugurates NIFF in New York, restates Nigeria’s commitment to achieving SDGs

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Nigeria Integrated National Financing Framework Report on Sustainable Development (NIFF), on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General...

New York State’s $226bn pension fund moves to divest from oil and gas companies

New York State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, has announced that the $226 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) is moving to divest from the riskiest...

Designers propose natural terrain amid New York’s skyscrapers

US designers Yitan Sun and Jianshi Wu have proposed transforming Manhattan's Central Park into a sunken landscape encircled by a below-grade megastructure with office, housing,...

Radioactive water leaks at New York plant

Radioactive water overflowed into groundwater at the Indian Point nuclear facility in New York on Saturday, resulting in increased radioactivity at the site. The...

Nigeria to unveil MDGs end-point report at UN Assembly

The Nigerian government will on Friday, 25th September unveil the country’s final status report on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the...

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GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have approved $106.21 million in funding for urgently needed climate adaptation...
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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...

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,...

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GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have...

Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

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