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OPEC Fund Signs $394 Million Sustainability-Linked Loan with ETC Group to Support Smallholder Farmers in Africa
The funds aim to boost ETG’s working capital, enhance food systems, and support the livelihoods of over 600,000 smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: UNAIDS Report Shows That Upholding Human Rights Is Vital for Ending the Aids Pandemic
Of the 39.9 million people living with HIV, 9.3 million people are still not accessing life-saving treatment.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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From Baku To The Amazon: Eyes On COP30 As COP29 Disappoints
The meeting’s theme was “In Solidarity for a Green World,” and culminated with the adoption of an agreement that brought incremental progress in climate finance and mitigation goals.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Business Seeks Details in Face of Mixed COP29 Climate Messages
While private sector investment was teased throughout the summit - including in a multilateral development bank pledge to mobilise $65 billion of it each year - the devil will be in the details.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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You Can’t Have Global Standards Without the Global South: Why Emerging Markets Must Lead the Way in Driving Impact Reporting Transparency
In recent years, global standard-setting bodies have released widely adopted impact reporting standards, designed to ensure that companies disclose sustainability- and climate-related information alongside their financial statements. Though these standards are a huge step forward for global impact transparency, Ibukun Awosika argues that they reveal a troubling power dynamic between developed and emerging markets. She explores how key voices in the Global South were left out of the process of developing these standards, and proposes two changes that can ensure a greater role for them going forward.
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- Environment, Investing
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Viewpoint: Gender Equality Cannot Be Last on the Agenda at COP29 Climate Talks
Women can be powerful agents of climate action if included in decision-making processes and given access to the right resources.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: BP, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies Join Forces to Help Increase Access to Energy
Despite ongoing efforts, progress towards universal energy access has stalled, particularly amidst recent macroeconomic shocks and rising energy prices.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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ECOWAS Transport Ministers to Slash Air Travel Charges and Taxes by 25% by January 2026
This landmark move aims to lower travel costs, drive economic growth, and strengthen regional integration, significantly impacting the region’s aviation industry and enhancing ease of movement for people and goods across ECOWAS states.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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