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Technical and financial partners will be instrumental in addressing the complex challenges of maintaining world’s biodiversity preservation.

The Three Basins Summit will be taking place in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from October 26 to 28, 2023. This event is one of the most significant international gatherings focused on promoting the preservation of three vital global ecosystems: the Amazonia, Congo, and Borneo-Mekong regions also called the lungs. It’s likely to be a platform for discussions, collaborations, and initiatives aimed at addressing environmental and … Continue reading Technical and financial partners will be instrumental in addressing the complex challenges of maintaining world’s biodiversity preservation.

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Early Warnings For All Action Plan for Africa is launched
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Early Warnings For All Action Plan for Africa is launched

4 September 2023, Press Release Number: 04092023-2 Africa is vulnerable to droughts, floods, tropical cyclones and heatwaves Only 40% of the African population has access to early warning systems Early Warnings plan for Africa seeks to improve accuracy, accessibility and action Action plan is tailored to continent’s challenges, strengths and institutional arrangements Nairobi, Kenya, 4 September 2023 (WMO) – A new Early Warnings for All Action Plan … Continue reading Early Warnings For All Action Plan for Africa is launched

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Migrant boat capsizes off Cape Verde; more than 60 people feared

August 17, 2023 Boat departed Senegalese fishing community of Fasse Boye on July 10 with 101 people onboard More than 60 migrants have possibly lost their lives after a boat carrying them was found capsized at Cape Verde peninsula of Senegal in the West African region, as per the official notice. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, BBC reported, adding that footage showed survivors being helped ashore … Continue reading Migrant boat capsizes off Cape Verde; more than 60 people feared

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Profile: Zineb Bensaid, vice-president of ISFIN and head of the market intelligence department

Moroccan skills abroad constitute a pool in which Morocco can draw for the transfer of know-how and expertise. Whether eminent researchers and scientists or decision-makers, they form a certain elite. Zineb Bensaid, is one of them, selected in the file of our Challenge magazine “Moroccan skills abroad: the challenge of mobilization”, published on July 21st.  After obtaining a degree in economics and management at the University of … Continue reading Profile: Zineb Bensaid, vice-president of ISFIN and head of the market intelligence department

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Heads of the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies call for greater investments in South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis

Juba – The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today as they … Continue reading Heads of the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies call for greater investments in South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis

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