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Climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase tenfold, research shows

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the urgent necessity of boosting climate adaptation financing in Africa In a recent article published by The Guardian, Ban Ki-moon, the former UN Secretary-General and current chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), highlighted the urgent need for a significant boost in climate adaptation finance directed to Africa. […]

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Akinwumi Adesina: Why Africa’s GDP must be revalued

At the recent Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Akinwumi Adesina emphasized the necessity of recalibrating Africa’s GDP to reflect the continent’s vast natural resources and carbon sequestration capacity. He underscored the significant role of the Congo forest basin, the largest carbon mass globally, advocating for the creation of Africa’s own carbon markets to convert immense

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announces goal to reach 300 million more by 2025

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has now reached 1 billion children with vaccinations. And Gavi set an inspiring target to immunize an additional 300 million children by the year 2025. This ambitious goal aims to tackle the persisting gaps in global vaccination coverage. The initiative’s success will significantly contribute to advancing global health and reducing the

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UN appoints Adesina for Fight Against Malnutrition

Akinwumi Adesina The United Nations (UN) has appointed Akinwumi Adesina to strengthen the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement. His appointment reflects his expertise in addressing global food and nutrition challenges and enhances the SUN initiative. Adesina, a renowned Nigerian economist and former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has a track record of advocating

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Gavi and Virchow Join Forces to Promote Global Health

Introduction Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Virchow Foundation for Global Health have announced a partnership. This is a significant step towards advancing global health and achieving the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. This collaboration aims to raise awareness, increase visibility, and foster greater equity in health coverage worldwide. The signing of a

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Zero Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH).

Gavi launches new initiative to aid Zero Dose Children

Zero Dose Learning Hub Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has launched the Zero Dose Learning Hub(ZDLH). It is a new mechanism using data to improve how to successfully identify and reach “zero-dose” children and their communities. Zero-dose children are those who have yet to receive a single dose of routine vaccine. The goal of the ZDLH

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African Development Bank Group marks progress in gender equality with EDGE Certification

AfDB celebrates gender equality with EDGE Certification

A year after launching the EDGE certification(link is external) process, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has attained Level 1 Assess, in recognition of its commitment to monitoring, benchmarking and achieving gender parity in its workforce. EDGE Certification The Bank began the EDGE certification process in 2022. EDGE is the world’s leading certification that measures gender

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