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Press Release: Strengthening Resilience and Ending Vulnerability in Small Island Developing States
The Joint SDG Fund announces a call for proposals focusing on strengthening resilience and ending the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to accelerate the SDGs.
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- Coronavirus, Environment
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- Global
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- climate change, SDGs
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Global Impact Announces $65.3 Million Raised for COVID-19 Relief
Global Impact, a leader in growing global philanthropy, today announced a total of $65.3 million in charitable giving for international COVID-19 relief.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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- philanthropy, vaccines
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Press Release: Lack of Digital Infrastructure Risks Leaving Millions of Rural Families in Poverty – IFAD Makes Urgent Call on International Day of Family Remittances
Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of their rural family members struggle to access mobile banking services which could help lift them out of poverty.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Coronavirus G7: Could One Billion More Vaccines for Poorer Countries Make a Difference?
The G7 group of leading industrial nations have pledged to donate one billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer countries.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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- governance, vaccines
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UNICEF Invests in Blockchain Startups for Financial Inclusion
UNICEF Venture Fund is awarding up to $100,000 to blockchain startups, including India’s GovBlocks, in its latest funding round. Here are the other projects.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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COVID-19 Crisis Makes Electricity Too Costly for Millions in Africa and Asia
The pandemic's economic impact left at least 25 million people unable to pay for power in 2020, mainly in Africa, threatening progress towards access for all.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- Global
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- energy access, SDGs
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Analysis: How to Provide Online Learning and Skills Training to Youth in Low-Bandwidth Areas
Different delivery models can address the bandwidth challenge and create an engaging experience while recognizing the local particularities of learners.
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- Education
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- Global
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- youth
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Press Release: 9 in 10 Want Flexible Pay: Impact of Earned Wage Access Revealed in a New Study From Wagestream, 60 Decibels
The impact of Earned Wage Access—whereby employers remove extended, locked pay cycles and return to more flexible pay cycles—has been revealed, in the industry’s first in-depth impact assessment.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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