Climate Resilience & Peace for Africa’s Sahel
Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Special Advisor on the Sahel, says that the region is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. The Sahel consists of 10 different countries…
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Can Solar Solutions Assist Victims of California Wildfires?
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Feeding Families in Syria
Erratic weather has damaged crop production in Syria. Roughly a million Syrians are returning to their homes as security has improved. However, many are still reliant on aid as their…
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Indonesia Earthquake Survivors Receive UN Tents
Roughly 2,000 people were killed in the 7.5 magnitude Indonesian earthquake in September 2018. The earthquake triggered a tsunami, landslides and widespread destruction. 200,000 people were displaced as a result…
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Half of Yemen’s Population Are At Risk of Famine
On September 5th, 2018, we shared news for the United Nations about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Today, the risk of famine is even higher. Nearly 14 million people in…
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UN Calls for Greater Investment in Africa’s Young People
United Nations Secretary, General Antonio Guterres said that the gender gaps in the labor force cost Africa $105 billion in 2014 alone. To keep pace with the growing population, Africa…
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United Nations Commitment to Climate Change Solutions
Three years ago, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This agreement pledged to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to work…
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Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has left 22.2 million in need of assistance, 8.4 million people severely food insecure, and a further 10 million that could fall into this category…
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Ebola Outbreak Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) on August 1st 2018. This is the second Ebola…
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Agriculture Development for Hurricane-Affected Farmers in Haiti
Farmers in Haiti are still recovering from the devastating Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development will be investing $10.8 million to help restore agricultural…
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