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UK Unveils White Paper to Set Approach to Global Development
The white paper, published today, sets out revolutionary approach to tackling world hunger.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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A Rush for Lithium in Africa Risks Fuelling Corruption and Failing Citizens
Cases show that as the lithium rush ramps up, some of the risks facing mineral-rich countries are all too real.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Report: Financial Institutions in the EU Are Driving Harm to the Environment and Human Rights
Financial institutions in the EU have been involved in driving environmental and human rights-related harm, but the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could minimise such impacts, highlights a new WWF report.
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- Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: John Deere Foundation Announces $19 Million in Grants Aimed At Eliminating Global Hunger
The John Deere Foundation announced a series of grants totaling $19 million aimed at eliminating hunger by increasing access to food, uplifting resource-constrained farmers, and supporting global food systems.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US to Remove Uganda and Three Other African Countries from Agoa Trade Deal
Agoa gives eligible sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the US for more than 1,800 products.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Energy Transition is Hiding a Human Rights Problem: Due Diligence ‘Takes the Cover Off’
Human rights due diligence reporting requires companies in all sectors to examine their supply chains to see if any business relationships are contributing to human rights abuses.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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AFRIFF, MTN Join Forces to Empower African Filmmakers, Indigenous Content Creators
This year’s festival, with the theme ‘Indigenous 2.0 Global’, will be held between November 5 and 11 at the Landmark Centre in Lagos.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rainforest Carbon Credit Schemes Misleading and Ineffective, Finds Report
System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced with new approach, say researchers.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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