Why IFAD wants resources dedicated to poor rural smallholder farmers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Poor rural smallholder farmers in developing countries like Uganda may not know about the on-going UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh but they are aware of …
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S.Sudan, Juba | Xinhua | South Sudan, in partnership with UN agencies, on Friday launched the parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition to advance strategies on the right to adequate food and promotion of investments in food and nutrition security. The platform will enable the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) to …
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United Nations | Xinhua |Fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) army and the M23 militia has led to a complex and deteriorating humanitarian situation, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday. The most recent fighting, resuming Oct. 20, between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group forced …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, saying “ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter”. The letter followed reports of Twitter’s massive layoff of staff on …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for multilateralism and diplomacy to make the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Egypt “turning points for hope.” “COP27 must be the place to rebuild trust and re-establish the ambition needed to avoid driving our planet over …
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New York, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern over the resumption of hostilities since Oct. 20 between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23), said his spokesman on Sunday. Noting that the conflict has resulted in …
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African states are hoping to turn debt into climate action as they seek innovative financing solutions that include a push to restructure their sovereign debts to support climate adaptation and conservation projects Cairo, Egypt | BIRD AGENCY | Leaders of 58 countries vulnerable to climate change – including a group of …
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United Nations | Xinhua | Amid the worst drought in 40 years, Horn of Africa countries have been hit by outbreaks of cholera and acute watery diarrhea, while fighting in northern Ethiopia continues, a UN spokesman said on Friday. The start of the October-December rains has been poor, and rainfall will …
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New York, US | Rédaction Africanews & AFP | The UN General Assembly on Wednesday condemned Russia’s “illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territory after Moscow vetoed a similar text in the Security Council in late September. Twenty-six African countries voted in favor of the resolution rejecting Moscow’s controversial referenda in four Ukrainian …
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United Nations | Xinhua | World officials on Saturday underscored the importance of upholding multilateralism and solidarity in their speeches at the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said his country believes that the only way forward is to uphold the …
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