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UN deputy chief warns of a ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’

UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has warned of a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the...

Negative impact of COVID-19 reverses SDGs progress, says UN deputy scribe

UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, has said that the immense challenge of COVID-19 pandemic has reversed the progress on meeting the Sustainable Development...

UN body unveils new plan to end ecological destruction

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat has released a new plan to end ecological destruction and to reserve the ecosystem. The UN body...

Africa records sharpest rise in hunger as 282m people are undernourished, says UN

Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflicts, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19 as between 720 and 811 million people in...

Amina Mohammed lauds Orelope-Adefulire on SDGs implementation

The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, has described as exceptional the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in...

SDGs: World leaders meet at UN to drive pandemic recovery

The United Nations (UN) says world leaders are preparing to take part in 2021 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...

IKEA, Rockefeller foundations to launch $1bn fund to boost renewable energy – UN

Two global foundations, the IKEA and the Rockefeller Foundations, have announced plans to launch a one billion dollar fund, to boost access to renewable...

Global economies lose $2.97trn to water-related disasters – UN

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the global climate crisis is exacerbating and intensifying water-related disasters, jeopardising lives and livelihood of four billion people, resulting...

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Development Agenda Magazine focuses on Sahel region’s challenges in Q2 2025 edition

Development Agenda Magazine has released its Q2 2025 edition, placing a focus on the Sahel region - a belt...
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‘Africa not a laboratory’ – Civil society denounces ‘act of climate colonialism’

African civil society organisations are outraged by the Degrees Global Forum being hosted in South Africa next week, calling...

UK, Norway sign green energy pact to power North Sea transition

The UK and Norway have launched a new Green Industrial Partnership aimed at turbocharging the North Sea’s role in the clean...

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Development Agenda Magazine focuses on Sahel region’s challenges in Q2 2025 edition

Development Agenda Magazine has released its Q2 2025 edition,...

‘Africa not a laboratory’ – Civil society denounces ‘act of climate colonialism’

African civil society organisations are outraged by the Degrees...
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