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World leaders pledge $1bn to transform health, nutrition of poor women, children

The Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Support of Every Woman Every Child in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 announced $1.005 billion in...

Government commended for declaring state of emergency on water, sanitation

Development Partners have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring a state of emergency in the Water and Sanitation Sector, calling for deliberate political will...

Buhari declares state of emergency on water, sanitation sector

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector. Buhari made the declaration at the inauguration of...

FAO report says 75m slaughtered cows waste yearly

No fewer than 75 million cows slaughtered for consumption end up wasting every year, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)...

U.S. environmentalists welcome wins by ‘Green New Deal’ candidates

Environmentalists in the U.S. have welcomed the election of candidates promising a “Green New Deal’’ but cautioned that green goals would be hard to...

World Town Planning Day: Governments urged to prioritise physical planning

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on the three tiers of government to pay more attention...

World Science Day: Don clamours increased awareness on role of science in societies

A Lecturer with the Department of Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Dr Femi Aluko, has called for increased awareness on the role of...

British anthropologist advises against ranching in Nigeria

Ranching cannot end challenges of pastoral migration in Nigeria because it was not successful in the past, an anthropologist, Mr. Roger Blench, has said. Blench,...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making...
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Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a joint initiative to promote higher tax contributions from the super-rich...

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the continued crackdown on peaceful protests and the abduction and detention...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

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Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a...
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