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Daily Archives: June 27, 2016

2706, 2016

UN deputy chief highlights benefits from and challenges confronting oceans

June 27th, 2016|News, Oceans, Sustainable Development Agenda|

Addressing a gathering on laws affecting the world’s oceans, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today underscored that healthy oceans are critical to maintaining life on the planet, while also noting their connection to broader sustainable development aims.

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2706, 2016

El Niño puts more than 26 million children at risk in Eastern and Southern Africa – UNICEF

June 27th, 2016|Climate change, Health, Hunger and food security, News, Youth|

One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.

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2706, 2016

Case study: Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program

June 27th, 2016|Climate Partnerships for the Global South - Cases|

Host location/regions:  Asia

Countries: Cambodia, Guangxi and Yunnan in the People’s Republic of China, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Timeframe: Ongoing

Scale: Regional

Partners: Phase 1: ADB, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Phase 2: ADB, Nordic Development Fund, Cambodia, Guangxi and Yunnan in the People’s Republic of China, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, […]

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