Are Sustainable Cities a Pipe Dream?
IPS
Cities, once thought to be modern utopias that foster innovation, inclusivity, and commerce, actually ended up being hubs for environmental degradation. Although the concept of… Read more »
Sex Workers Take Charge of Their Health in Malawi
MSF
In Malawi, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are working with community-based organisations to improve access to healthcare for sex workers. Some of them are trained and… Read more »
Education, Health and Infrastructure Facing Demographic Challenges [interview]
allAfrica
On the occasion of World Population Day celebrated this Thursday, July 11, 2024, Dr. Cheikh M. Faye, Regional Director of the West Africa Office of the African Population and… Read more »
UN Forum On Sustainable Development Concludes With Renewed Commitment, Call for Urgent Action
UN News
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to achieve… Read more »
Kenya Commits to Sustainable Development With CSOs Vnr Report
Capital FM
Kenya's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Forum has unveiled the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Voluntary National Review (VNR) Report 2024, in a significant move towards… Read more »
Sustainability Professionals Institute Inducts 64 New Members
This Day
The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has said that it inducted 64 new members at its 2024 cohort induction ceremony in Lagos. Read more »
Connecting Communities, Saving Lives Through NDDC, Viche Resources' Bridge of Hope
This Day
In a monumental achievement, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Viche Resources have bridged the deadly divide between six Ibeno communities, replacing treacherous… Read more »
Government Admits Huge Rise in Poverty - Mozambicans Who Are Poor Jumped From 46% to 65% in a Decade
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The 20-year-development plan approved by the Council of Ministers Tuesday (17 June) admits the past decade has been a disaster. "Lower than expected economic growth resulted in… Read more »
The World Bank Must Double Its Fund for the Poorest Nations Like Mine to Tackle Hunger Crisis [opinion]
IPS
After El Niño-induced floods and devastating drought, roughly two in five people in Malawi - a country of some 20 million people - are now facing the looming prospect of… Read more »
Face Reality and Fight Poverty!! [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched a report which states that a total of 7.3 million persons, representing 24.3 per cent of 30.1 million household population in the… Read more »