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World Bank Freezes $600 Million Afghan Fund Over Girls’ School Ban
The World Bank has suspended four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million after the Taliban-led acting government's decision to ban girls from returning to public high schools.
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- Education
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- governance
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Press Release: UAE and IRENA Launch New Initiative to Provide Communities With Access to Energy for Clean Cooking
Beyond Food partnership launched by IRENA and UAE in collaboration with NAMA to provide clean cooking energy and technologies to communities and households.
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- Energy, Environment
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- North Africa & Near East
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Scotiabank launches $3 Billion Loan Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
Scotiabank Jamaica has set aside $3 billion as loan financing for women entrepreneurs in a refreshed plan to address what the bank says is the under-representation of women in the business world.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Empowering Haitian Farmers Through Investment in Local Food Systems
Acceso Haiti, a social agribusiness, is working to build a strong food system and empower smallholder farming families with long-term opportunities and market access.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- food security
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Al Ansari Exchange, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sign $10 Million Agreement To Improve Regional Healthcare in the Middle East and Africa
They discussed the importance of supporting global efforts to improve healthcare and the important role philanthropists play in powering such programmes in different parts of the world.
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- Health Care
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- philanthropy
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World Bank $150 Million Project To Boost Electrification in Somalia
According to International Development Association, the project will increase access to cleaner, lower-cost electricity for 1.1 million households in Somalia.
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- Energy
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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World Bank Approves Renewable Energy Project Loans to Cabo Verde, Africa
The World Bank approved an International Development Association credit and an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan for the Renewable Energy and Improved Utility Performance Project for Cabo Verde in Western Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Analysis: Digital Generation, Our Generation: Girls Need Access to Digital Devices and Services
On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, millions of girls are coming together with organisations like UNICEF to call to close this digital gap and accelerate opportunities for girls.
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- Technology
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- accelerators, digital inclusion, SDGs, youth
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