NATIONAL DAY – ZAMBIA
On October 24th 1964, the British colony of Northern Rhodesia became the independent Republic of Zambia, after decades of nationalist struggle.
CALL FOR BETTER PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
The World Health Organization and partners have issued an urgent call for concrete action to better protect health and care workers worldwide from COVID-19 and other health issues. The organisations…
FOSSIL FUEL PLANS OUT OF SYNC WITH PARIS AGREEMENT
The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more…
INDIA PROJECTED TO BE ONE OF FASTEST RECOVERING ECONOMIES
India was among the fastest-growing economies in the world in the decade before the pandemic, lifting millions out of poverty. While the economy was moderating prior to the COVID-19 shock,…
MOZAMBIQUE BENEFITS FROM FOREST CARBON PARTNERSHIP FACILITY
Mozambique has become the first country to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—commonly known as REDD+. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)…
2.3 BILLION LACK BASIC HANDWASHING FACILITIES
Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, globally around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities…
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS RISE AGAIN BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and, for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organization’s…