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UN Agencies to assist African countries transit to a green economy

A new partnership launched today by four UN agencies aims to support 30 countries over the next seven years in building national green economy strategies that will generate new jobs and skills, promote clean technologies, and reduce environmental risks and poverty.

The United Nations welcomed new evidence which shows that antiretroviral therapy can help prevent HIV infections.

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The remarkable progress achieved in the AIDS response must be sustained, the United Nations has stressed, calling for innovative sources of financing and continued support for the Global Fund that helps countries achieve their targets in this field.

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United Nations agencies leading international action on the current drought in Eastern Africa have stressed the need for countries and regional organisations to as a matter of urgency develop national and regional drought policies.

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation has convened an emergency meeting seeking an additional $1 billion to address the food crisis ravaging Eastern Africa.

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Grahamstown professor, Tebello Nyokong, is reaching for the stars after she was appointed to a prestigious United Nations panel tasked with using science to reduce world poverty.

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced

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