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Islamic Development Bank Announces $100 Million Loan to Make Pakistan Polio-Free
The new funding complements previous loans and will be used to secure and deliver millions of polio vaccines needed to protect all children across Pakistan.
- Categories
- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
- Tags
- lending, public health, SDGs, vaccines
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Report: Key Measures Could Slash Predicted 2050 Emissions from Cooling Sector
Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 per cent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions, provide universal access to life-saving cooling.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: COP28: African and Middle East Leaders Welcome $10 Billion SAFE Initiative to Tackle Food Security amid Climate Crisis
The SAFE Initiative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will mobilise at least $10 billion to implement proven climate-smart agricultural practices such as regenerative agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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UAE President Announces $30 Billion Fund to Bridge Climate Finance Gap
The fund aims "to steer private markets towards climate investments and focus on transforming emerging markets and developing economies."
- Categories
- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Exxon Among 50 Oil Producers in Controversial Climate Pact at COP28
The deal is controversial given none of the companies are agreeing to reduce oil and gas production.
- Categories
- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Global Donors Pledge Over US $777 Million to Defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases and Improve the Lives of 1.6 Billion People at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum at COP28
These pledges will help close the funding gap needed to expedite progress towards the WHO roadmap targets which call for at least 100 countries to have eliminated at least one NTD by 2030.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: COP28 Galvanizes Finance and Global Unity for Forests and the Ocean
H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 unveils $1.7 billion in nature conservation finance.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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US Pledges $3 Billion for Green Climate Fund at COP28
The fund, with more than $20 billion in pledges, is the largest international fund dedicated to supporting climate action in developing countries.
- Categories
- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, SDGs
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