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Statement from Mandy Rambharos, CEO, on Restructuring Verra
Amid ongoing market volatility, this reduction allows for energy and resources to be directed towards the programs and services that matter most.
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- Global
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Press Release: MCC, Zambia Sign $491 Million Compact to Advance Agriculture Sector
The Zambia Farm-to-Market Compact will be implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)–Zambia II, a new entity created by the Government of Zambia specifically to lead implementation of this compact program.
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- Agriculture, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: European Development Finance Institutions Sign Landmark Separate Affiliate Partnerships With DFC and FinDev Canada
Set for a one-year period, the affiliate partnerships will aim to bolster the global reach of US, Canadian and European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs).
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Global Health Fund Says Health, Climate, Conflict ‘Triple Whammy’ Hits World’s Poorest
Climate change kills people by increasing malnutrition and causing disease, while conflicts can lead to more deaths from the collapse of healthcare systems than from bullets and bombs.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: Resolution Project and Enactus Global Combine to Create a Global Leader in Youth Social Entrepreneurship
The combined offerings of Resolution and Enactus Global create a comprehensive suite of services designed to support undergraduates in everything from initial social enterprise concepts to scaling and investment.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Global
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- innovation, nonprofits, scale, skill development, youth
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Pasteur Network Launches Pioneering Project at World Health Summit To Tackle Health Impacts of Climate Change
The Institute of Philanthropy and Rockefeller Foundation commit US$5 million to advance project and empower local researchers, governments, and communities in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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World Bank: Poorest Countries Facing Worst Debt Since 2006
The 26 poorest nations in the world are more heavily in debt than any time in the last 18 years, according to a new report. Climate change and conflict are major drivers of poverty in the affected countries.
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- Finance
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- Global
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UNICEF Seeks $165 Million for Therapeutic Food to Combat ‘Silent Killer’
Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition, which is the most dangerous form of malnutrition.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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