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African Leaders gathered for the “Africa 2020 Access to Renewables Initiative” in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, 17 March 2015 – A technical consultative meeting for the Africa 2020 Access to Renewables initiative was…
Nairobi, 9 September 2015 - Hussein Malla, a 9 year old boy from Kenya, is the regional winner for Africa of the 24th International Children's Painting Competition, organized by the United Nations Environment…
Rome, 15 October 2015 - Women form a large proportion of agricultural labor force in sub-saharan Africa and thus play a vital role in ensuring family nutrition and food security. In eastern and southern Africa,…
Nairobi, 16 October 2015 – Over 160 representatives of Africa's judiciary and law enforcement authorities agreed today to ensure the enforcement and practical implementation of environmental law, which they…
Nairobi, 13 June 2016 - The UNEP Baobab Staff Awards programme was established in 2007 by the outgoing Executive Director, Achim Steiner, to recognize and reward exceptional performance and dedication to achieving…
"We cannot continue business as usual. Therefore UNEP is proposing to countries a transition to a green economy. That will ensure that we use the resources available to us in a sustainable way, so that, despite the…
Nairobi, 16 April 2015 -Organized crime and the illegal trade in natural resources continues to increasingly fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , according to a new report from the…
Dar es Salam, Tanzania - Officials from key agencies and regulatory bodies in the East African region met recently and agreed to work with other trading blocks in Africa, to establish and harmonise a limit to lead…
Nairobi, 28 September 2016 - Shoes made from old tires by disabled artisans in Ghana, roads built from recycled plastic in Kenya, natural fertilizers made from water hyacinths in Burkina Faso. Those are just some…
When asked why she does what she does—working with women from poor rural backgrounds to grow and sell a little-known West African cereal crop—Salma Abdulai begins to tear up and pauses to dab at her eyes. “The…
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