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UNDP unveils programme to enhance rapid growth of Nigerian agro-entrepreneurs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has unveiled an agro-challenge programme to enhance the rapid growth of the…
‘Act local to go global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day
The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said…
Nigeria, powerhouse for African agro-industrilisation, says IFAD
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified Nigeria as the powerhouse for agro-industrilisation in Africa. The…
Lifting 100m out of poverty by 2025 still possible, despite recession threat
A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, finds that…
Plastics are piling up in soil across the world, warns UNEP
Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, a new report…
WFP urges action on World Food Day to avert record hunger
The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues…
Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization stressed…
Business leaders deliver bold solutions to unlock long-term investment in SDGs
Top business executives joined the United Nations (UN) chief on Wednesday to present transformative solutions for bridging the…
World Cotton Day: Role of fibre in weaving socio-economic development
Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation…
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women, girls
Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across…