The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) will deploy $63 million in urgent funding for countries on the frontlines of climate change following a meeting of the Global Environment Facility-managed funds in Brazil. In its 34th meeting, the LDCF/SCCF Council approved six projects to boost climate resilience in countries including Bhutan, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Djibouti,
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African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies invites applications from civil society actor, religious/ traditional leader, representative from an African civil society organisation national or international organisation from or working on Africa for a capacity building training on Regional & International Human Rights mechanisms. Deadline: 16 July 2023 Click here to apply: www.Acdhrs.org/training Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR)
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King of the Bapindi Kingdom Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Arnold Kufulula, has emphasized the profound significance of peace in his nation as a catalyst for the development of Africa as a whole. Speaking against the backdrop of a recent UN humanitarian agencies which stated that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager for the greater Horn of Africa emergency Liesbeth Aelbrecht, in a statement that children in the area were also in urgent need. According to him, “About five million
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The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, North Central Nigeria Hon. Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the River Niger as a lasting solution to the perennial flooding in parts of the state. Danladi-Salihu made the appeal while on a sympathy visit to the Emir of Lafiagi, Alhaji Muhammad Kawu, and the victims of the
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The Global Environment Facility’s governing body has approved the disbursement of $1.4 billion to accelerate efforts to tackle the climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises. The GEF Council’s support for the record work program targeting the root causes of environmental damage came amid significant momentum for environmental diplomacy, following recent breakthrough deals on biodiversity, the high seas, and progress on plastics
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The Deputy Governor of Kwara, Chief Kayode Alabi, has led the state government’s delegation to Odo-Ase community in Oke Ero Local Government Area over Friday night’s downpour that washed away the bridge linking it with other parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
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The King of Bapindi Kingdom in DR Congo, Kufulula Arnold popularly known as Wolf of Congo, has called for the repatriation of the remains of Ota Benga, a Congolese man who was enslaved and exhibited in a human zoo in the United States in 1906. Ota Benga from the Mbuti people of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo, was brought to
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
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As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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