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UN urges women’s participation to boost climate resilience in Africa

The dream of a green, resilient, and inclusive future for Africa is within reach once governments harness the ingenuity of grassroots women and girls...

Adaptation Fund: E-course to strengthen capacities to develop gender mainstreaming across project lifecycles

Adding to its suite of e-learning courses, the Adaptation Fund (AF) has launched a new e-course to continue to help strengthen capacity building on gender mainstreaming...

Women enlightened on mitigating cooking challenges through clean cookstoves

The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has trained women to mitigate cooking challenges and improve on health and environmental degradation through clean cooking stoves...

Centre urges Rivers to implement action plan on gender, climate change

A Rivers State-based advocacy group, the Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, has urged the Rivers State Government to implement the National Action Plan...

UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights

The UN on Monday, March 11, 2024, highlighted the need to defend women’s rights which were under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress,...

Closing the gap, boosting ambition: Investing in women key to climate action

Science shows that inclusive climate action increases resilience and produces better results, yet the financial support to address specific challenges and harness the contributions of...

Intersectionality of chemicals, environment, gender rights discussed in Women’s Day webinar

Environmental group, BAN Toxics, held a webinar on Friday, March 8, 2024, as the world celebrates International Women’s Day. Speakers from the academe, science,...

IWD: Investment in WASH access to promote women’s rights, dignity – WaterAid

March 8 annually is celebrated as International Women’s Day. This year, the theme is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”. It has been that the...

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New AFIDEP research rekindles debate on population control, climate action

As the global community prepares for the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN...
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Humanitarian crises: Why Nigeria needs collective response – UN Rep, Fall

Mohamed Malick Fall is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, he speaks...

Ogun to have battery recycling company soon, says British High Commissioner

The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, has said a British battery recycling company is to be...

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