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New Partnership with GCF to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions in Ghana

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$54.5 million Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions project to address the alarming deforestation and forest degradation challenges in the Northern…  


New partnership with GCF to support 3.7m Sudanese with water and food security

Government of Sudan, Green Climate Fund, UNDP sign grant to support 3.7m people with climate-resilient water and food security.  


COVID-19 is a call to re-write the contract between people and planet

SDG Integration is how we can make it happen.  


In a region with no COVID-19 cases, the pain is still felt

A tiny corner of the South Pacific struggles with the massive economic fallout of COVID-19.  


Rethinking the food we eat

How the COVID-19 pandemic can change food supply for the better.  


Mainstreaming Gender into ABS Value Chains - Gender Toolkit

The UNDP-GEF Global Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Project's gender toolkit helps ABS professionals in the design of gender-responsive interventions to accelerate gender equality and women's…  


Protecting young startups during COVID-19

Seventy two percent of young people think corruption is holding back their country.  


Coming out of coronavirus with more compassion and resilience

Lessons and opportunities for India.  


Global institutions unite for a green and fair COVID recovery

On World Environment Day, 5th June 2020, global institutions working on development, labour and environment have united around key actions for spurring a green, just and transformative recovery.  


Equator Prize winners inspire indigenous and innovative ways of coexisting with nature

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announce the winners of the 11th Equator Prize to recognize 10 local and indigenous communities from across the world. The winning organizations…  

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