Africa

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COVID-19 and the Increasing Risks of Substandard and Falsified Pharmaceutical Products in Africa

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Dear CoNGO members, I am delighted to get in touch with you for the first time since the Brazzaville Foundation’s membership in November 2020 to the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). On the occasion of the upcoming World Health Assembly and Africa Day, the Brazzaville Foundation is pleased to invite
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COVID-19 and the Increasing Risks of Substandard and Falsified Pharmaceutical Products in Africa

worldwide/virtual

Dear CoNGO members, I am delighted to get in touch with you for the first time since the Brazzaville Foundation’s membership in November 2020 to the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). On the occasion of the upcoming World Health Assembly and Africa Day, the Brazzaville Foundation is pleased to invite
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Access Ends Hunger: How Can We Improve Access to Essential Resources?

worldwide/virtual

This last year has highlighted incredible disparities in access to essential resources. The World Food Programme estimates that, due to COVID-19, 111 million more people are without access to sufficient nutrition. And UNICEF has determined that 500 million students are cut off from remote learning options at a time when remote learning is their only
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Access Ends Hunger: How Can We Improve Access to Essential Resources?

worldwide/virtual

This last year has highlighted incredible disparities in access to essential resources. The World Food Programme estimates that, due to COVID-19, 111 million more people are without access to sufficient nutrition. And UNICEF has determined that 500 million students are cut off from remote learning options at a time when remote learning is their only
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The Climate Crisis and Developing Economies: A conversation with the Director of Power Shift Africa

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WHAT THE WEST OWES THE REST The Climate Crisis & Developing Economies: A conversation with Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa President Biden has ushered in the most ambitious climate plan in US history. But his wafer-slim majority in Congress gives him little time to push through his agenda before midterm elections in 18
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The Climate Crisis and Developing Economies: A conversation with the Director of Power Shift Africa

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WHAT THE WEST OWES THE REST The Climate Crisis & Developing Economies: A conversation with Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa President Biden has ushered in the most ambitious climate plan in US history. But his wafer-slim majority in Congress gives him little time to push through his agenda before midterm elections in 18
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From COP22 to COP26: The Congo Basin Blue Fund–An African and a global issue

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Ahead of the upcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow in November 2021, the Brazzaville Foundation will gather high-level speakers to discuss the importance of COP26 for the Congo Basin, while highlighting the initiatives embodied within the Congo Basin Blue Fund’s vision. Interpretation in French/English. - - - - - - - - - - En préparation
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From COP22 to COP26: The Congo Basin Blue Fund–An African and a global issue

worldwide/virtual

Ahead of the upcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow in November 2021, the Brazzaville Foundation will gather high-level speakers to discuss the importance of COP26 for the Congo Basin, while highlighting the initiatives embodied within the Congo Basin Blue Fund’s vision. Interpretation in French/English. - - - - - - - - - - En préparation
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COP26, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All

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Around the world, faith institutions are supporting a just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy by divesting from fossil fuel companies and investing in climate solutions. More than 500 faith institutions have made fossil fuel divestment commitments, including the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Methodist Church of Great Britain, the Anglican Church of Southern
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COP26, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All

worldwide/virtual

Around the world, faith institutions are supporting a just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy by divesting from fossil fuel companies and investing in climate solutions. More than 500 faith institutions have made fossil fuel divestment commitments, including the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Methodist Church of Great Britain, the Anglican Church of Southern
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