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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...

Stopping war, stepping up climate action, top UNGA78 debate

UN General Assembly President, Dennis Francis, has said that ending the war in Ukraine, promoting climate action and ramping up efforts to achieve the...

African leaders warn of deadly malaria emergency, seek to address funding shortfall

African Union Heads of State and Government, global health leaders and development partners on Friday, September 22, 2023, issued a joint call for urgent...

UNGA: Nigeria playing rallying role in addressing biodiversity crisis – Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, speaking at high level event for “Nature and people: From ambition to action” that held in the margin...

World leaders commit to new targets to end TB

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next...

WHO welcomes world leaders’ ‘historic’ commitment to better respond to future pandemics

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed the “historic” commitment shown on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, by global leaders at the United Nations General...

UNGA 78: Annual cost of achieving SDGs estimated at $5bn

UN economists have said the cost of achieving ambitious sustainable development targets is estimated at between $5.4 billion and $6.4 billion per year between...

UNGA 78: UN Secretary-General convenes climate ambition summit

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, will on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, convene a Climate Ambition Summit as part of the 78th United Nations...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

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