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African NGO Wins Luxembourg’s €100,000 Microfinance Award
The European Microfinance Award, established in 2005 by Luxembourg’s foreign ministry is jointly organised with the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe) and the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP).
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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UK to Help Give $10 Million People Worldwide Access to Clean Cooking
Globally, around 2.1 billion people still have to cook on firewood, charcoal or other polluting fuels, often worsening the health of many women and girls in particular, and damaging forests.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- Global
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Acumen Announces $300 Million Agricultural Adaptation Commitment
A five-year commitment will help close agrifood adaptation finance gap, reach forty million smallholder farmers, feed one billion people by 2030.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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IsDB Joins Efforts With WHO and Development Partners to Promote Health Impact Investment
The US$ 10 million grant from IsDB will specifically support the technical assistance that WHO provides to countries around the world.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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dLocal and Zepz Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Cross-Border Payments in Emerging Markets
This collaboration seeks to address the significant challenges these regions face due to limited banking access and the high costs associated with cross-border payments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Report: WHO Demands Urgent Integration of Health in Climate Negotiations Ahead of COP29
The report outlines key actions aiming to protect all people, particularly the estimated 3.6 billion people who live in areas which are most susceptible to climate change.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: Partnership Aims to Commercialize Next-Gen Energy and Mobility Solutions
WDI will support select universities and research centers in Chihuahua, Mexico to help prototypes related to energy and mobility reach the market.
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- Energy, Transportation
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Press Release: 251 Million Children and Youth Still Out of School, Despite Decades of Progress
The global out-of-school population has reduced by only 1% in nearly ten years, according to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2024 unveiled today. Chronic under-investment in education, particularly in low-income countries, is one of the main causes. In synergy with the G20, chaired this year by Brazil, UNESCO calls on its Member States to leverage innovative financing mechanisms such as debt-for-education swaps.
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- Education
- Region
- Global
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- global development, SDGs, youth
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