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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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Analysis: How COVID-19 Is Revolutionizing Health Care Around the World
In 2020 alone, there were at least 3 million deaths from COVID-19, though the true figure is probably 2-3 times higher. In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on and is likely to last well into 2022 and beyond.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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- vaccines
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Analysis: Palm Oil Plantations Are a ‘Threat to Global Health,’ Says Study on Outbreaks
From Ebola in Africa to malaria outbreaks in Brazil to tick-borne illnesses in the U.S., there is a common thread: fluctuating forest cover, a recent study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has found.
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- Coronavirus, Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: Fiera Capital Invests in World Bank Sustainable Development Bonds and Raises Awareness for the Importance of Water and Ocean Resources
This bond is the latest example of the World Bank’s engagement with investors around specific development challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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- Global