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Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for […]
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What’s killing us in international NGOs?
Ann Hendrix-Jenkins The dark side of international development needs to be dismantled, and then transformed by developing different systems that are humane and restorative. […]
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Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth […]
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$ 200 Millions WB Loan for Bangladesh to help Water and Sanitation Access
The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), which provides concessional financing, has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period. Bangladesh […]
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Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago
The UN Secretary-General issued his first call for a global ceasefire in March amid COVID pandemic, yet early signs of progress have since stalled, […]
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Tajikistan’s desperate thirst for clean drinking water
Firuza Karimova Many schemes launched, but only 62% have access to clean water “Stocking up on water is our responsibility, as men here work, […]
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World’s first Global Fund for Coral Reefs launched
A new, first of its kind fund to protect coral reefs was officially launched on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the UN General […]
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State uses all power to curb environmental and social movements: David Graeber
On the passing of David Graeber; ground breaking writer and anarchist anthropologist, Jason Kirkpatrick recollects the interview he did in 2012 and reflects on […]
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The diabolically difficult mid-term review of funding programmes
Gordon Peake Trepidation within a donor or managing contractor about reputational damage to their brand is palpable. Success in promotion rounds and winning new […]
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Germany to issue Green German Federal Securities from 2020
Germany published its first framework for Green German Federal Securities. The aim of these securities is to make Germany’s “green” budget spending transparent while […]
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Climate finance from multi-lateral banks reaches $61.6 billion in 2019
The 2019 report shows that $46.6 billion – or 76% of total financing for the year – was devoted to climate change mitigation investments that […]
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200 + countries to meet in early 2021 for charting post pandemic recovery
The UNCTAD15 conference will take place in Barbados under the theme “From inequality and vulnerability to prosperity for all” and will focus on global […]