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Designing Finance for the Realities of Youth: Applications are Open for the Newly Renamed Luxembourg Award for Inclusive Finance
Over 1.3 billion people in emerging economies are between 18 and 35, and the median age in some developing countries is in the teens or low twenties. As Sam Mendelson at e-MFP and Tim Nourse at Making Cents argue, young people represent the economic center of gravity in the Global South, yet financial systems were not designed to serve their shifting needs. They explore opportunities to unlock youth-inclusive finance — the theme of this year's Luxembourg Award for Inclusive Finance (formerly known as the European Microfinance Award).
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- Finance
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First Africa Climate-Health Desk is Launched
The Africa Climate-Health Desk will help close the long-standing gap between climate science and public health decision-making.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: UNICEF and the GIIN Join Forces to Integrate Child Outcomes Into Impact Investing
The collaboration will result in tools and guidance that help investors to measure, manage and optimize their impact on children.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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How Melinda French Gates Plans To Fund “Chronically,” “Unconscionably” Underfunded Programs For Women And Girls
Gates is part of a cadre of women philanthropists who are using their wealth not only to support underfunded groups but to also influence how much is given away and how quickly.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- human rights, philanthropy, youth
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World Bank Report Reveals Skills Crisis Costing Nations Half Future Earnings
New Human Capital Index Plus tracks deficits from birth to retirement as Ghana faces persistent learning quality challenges.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nutrition, research, skill development, youth
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African Development Bank and Djibouti Sign Agreements for $80 Million to Strengthen Infrastructure and Food Security
The program aims to improve food security, enhance climate resilience, and support sustainable livelihoods through climate‑smart agriculture, more robust pastoral and agro‑pastoral systems, and economic opportunities for women and youth.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tether Partners with UNODC to Boost Digital Asset Security Across Africa
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin provider, has announced a strategic collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to enhance cybersecurity and public education on digital asset security across Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Exposure to Hot, Humid Conditions In-Utero Is Dangerous for Child Health: Study
Researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara looked at the effect of prenatal exposure to extremely hot, humid conditions on the health of children in South Asia.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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