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41 Funders, Partners Endorse New Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions to Protect Health

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A consortium of multilateral development banks and funders, countries, and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions ("Guiding Principles"), announced at the World Climate Action Summit during the 28th session of Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai. The Guiding Principles establish a shared vision for financing that will rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to improve health, protect people from the range of climate risks to health, and build resilient, environmentally sustainable health systems. The Guiding Principles were developed by the COP28 Presidency in collaboration with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, The Green Climate Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation, The World Health Organization and the ATACH Working Group on Financing, and in consultation with over 50 financing partners and civil society organizations. The Guiding Principles have been endorsed by 41 organizations, with more expected following COP28.

Key Points: 
  • The Guiding Principles establish a shared vision for financing that will rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to improve health, protect people from the range of climate risks to health, and build resilient, environmentally sustainable health systems.
  • The Guiding Principles acknowledge critical elements of accessible and effective financing and the need to mobilize additional funds for climate and health solutions.
  • Key pillars of the Guiding Principles include:
    Accelerating transformative climate and health solutions to save and improve lives now and in the future;
    Creating equitable, inclusive, accessible, and holistic approaches to climate and health financing and solutions;
    Building the core policymaking and implementation capacities of countries, communities, and financing institutions to deliver climate and health solutions.
  • "The Adaptation Fund is pleased to endorse the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions.

Action Agenda Network's inaugural Shared Mobility 2030 Annual Report delivers initial stocktaking for sector

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Monday, October 23, 2023

CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda Network, comprised of 70-plus cross-sector organizations and convened by the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), published its inaugural Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda Annual Report, showcasing collaborative action and accountability in creating a more sustainable and equitable future with shared mobility.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda Network, comprised of 70-plus cross-sector organizations and convened by the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), published its inaugural Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda Annual Report , showcasing collaborative action and accountability in creating a more sustainable and equitable future with shared mobility.
  • The report features the commitments, actions and achievements of individual members, and is a key component of the Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda, which mobilizes and holds the sector accountable to the ambitious goal of making shared mobility more reliable, easier to use, available, equitable, accessible, and affordable than driving a car.
  • The Action Agenda Network plans to continue evolving the agenda and releasing annual reports to track progress and drive collective action among members, which include public transit agencies, government departments, shared mobility companies, funders, nonprofits, and advocates.
  • The Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda serves as a framework for addressing climate change, social inequity, and accessibility challenges through seven key action items.

Prime Minister to attend United Nations General Assembly in New York

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 14, 2023 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to New York City, United States of America, from September 19 to 21, 2023, to participate in the 78th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 14, 2023 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to New York City, United States of America, from September 19 to 21, 2023, to participate in the 78th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
  • The Prime Minister will also advance ocean-based climate action and ocean protection that supports sustainable livelihoods for coastal and Indigenous communities at the Ocean Panel leaders' meeting.
  • The Canadian delegation to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly will include Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault.
  • In 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau was named co-chair of the UN SDG Advocates group by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.

COP28 Presidency urges adaptation efforts at Korea Global Adaptation Week

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Global Stocktake at COP28 will enable a thorough assessment of successes and challenges in adaptation.

Key Points: 
  • The Global Stocktake at COP28 will enable a thorough assessment of successes and challenges in adaptation.
  • INCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The COP28 Presidency has called for urgent action to strengthen global adaptation action at all levels to reduce vulnerability and strengthen resilience for vulnerable communities, ecosystems and economic sectors at the Korea Global Adaptation Week 2023.
  • During the opening session of the Global Adaptation Dialogue, Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General and Special Representative of COP28, reiterated the Presidency's commitment to prioritize adaptation and resilience.
  • "The COP28 Presidency has positioned adaptation and resilience firmly in our Presidential Action Agenda," said Ambassador Al Suwaidi.

Sub-Saharan motorcycle boom puts lives at risk, warns new report

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, 'The Wheels of Change: Safe and Sustainable Motorcycles in Sub-Saharan Africa,' examines the motorcycle boom on the African continent. It makes recommendations with a proposed  Action Agenda to maximise motorcycle benefits while managing and minimising their risks. The report identifies that:

Key Points: 
  • NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, 'The Wheels of Change: Safe and Sustainable Motorcycles in Sub-Saharan Africa,' examines the motorcycle boom on the African continent.
  • It makes recommendations with a proposed Action Agenda to maximise motorcycle benefits while managing and minimising their risks.
  • The motorcycle boom supports livelihoods and economies by offering new mobility and commerce options and their use is expected to spread and grow.
  • ** Defined as all 49 internationally recognised countries that lie fully or partially south of the Sahara, referred to in the report as 'Africa'.

Sub-Saharan motorcycle boom puts lives at risk, warns new report

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, 'The Wheels of Change: Safe and Sustainable Motorcycles in Sub-Saharan Africa,' examines the motorcycle boom on the African continent. It makes recommendations with a proposed  Action Agenda to maximise motorcycle benefits while managing and minimising their risks. The report identifies that:

Key Points: 
  • NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, 'The Wheels of Change: Safe and Sustainable Motorcycles in Sub-Saharan Africa,' examines the motorcycle boom on the African continent.
  • It makes recommendations with a proposed Action Agenda to maximise motorcycle benefits while managing and minimising their risks.
  • The motorcycle boom supports livelihoods and economies by offering new mobility and commerce options and their use is expected to spread and grow.
  • ** Defined as all 49 internationally recognised countries that lie fully or partially south of the Sahara, referred to in the report as 'Africa'.

QNET Launches FinGreen Financial Literacy Programme to Empower Women and Youth in Emerging Economies

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

HONG KONG, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Developing financial knowledge, skills, and habits are important stepping stones in young people's path to independence and inclusion. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development[1], financial literacy is essential for economic stability and growth, especially among youth in developing economies. As part of its corporate social responsibility, e-commerce based direct selling company QNET is proud to kick off FinGreen, its signature financial literacy programme aiming to develop healthy financial habits through education and training in the most vulnerable communities, especially among young adults.

Key Points: 
  • According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development [1], financial literacy is essential for economic stability and growth, especially among youth in developing economies.
  • QNET's FinGreen programme aims to increase financial literacy among the youth to ensure they make the right decisions for their financial well-being, especially in a world where technology-enabled financial transactions are becoming the norm [5].
  • Additionally, FinGreen addresses common financial barriers faced by young entrepreneurs and women looking to participate in the global e-commerce boom.
  • FinGreen is QNET's signature programme for financial literacy, aiming to develop healthy financial habits through education and training in the most vulnerable communities, especially among young adults.

Government of Canada announces funding to support organizations accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Canada

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

To advance progress on the 2030 Agenda, the Government of Canada is supporting Canadian organizations that are accelerating action on the SDGs.

Key Points: 
  • To advance progress on the 2030 Agenda, the Government of Canada is supporting Canadian organizations that are accelerating action on the SDGs.
  • The SDG Funding Program is a federal grants and contributions program that supports the work of Canadian organizations advancing the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda in Canada.
  • "The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides the world with a common framework to tackle our most pressing challenges.
  • The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a 15-year global framework adopted by Canada and all other 192 United Nations Member States in 2015.

Ecolog Leads Discussions at Financing for Sustainable Development 2030 Forum During United Nations General Assembly

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

This was the main message from governments that took part at a high-level forum on 26 September at the United Nations headquarters in New York during the UN General Assembly.

Key Points: 
  • This was the main message from governments that took part at a high-level forum on 26 September at the United Nations headquarters in New York during the UN General Assembly.
  • The event was jointly hosted by the governments of Canada and Ghana in collaboration with the Financing for Development Office, UN DESA; the UNSG Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs; the Global Partnerships Forum; and Ecolog.
  • Other attendees to the event included Her Majesty Queen Mxima of The Netherlands, and Her Excellency Mrs. Amina J. Mohammed the Deputy Secretary of the United Nations.
  • The President echoed comments made earlier that day to the General Assembly where he explained the SDGs were a holistic way forward to developing the region.

Ecolog Leads Discussions at Financing for Sustainable Development 2030 Forum During United Nations General Assembly

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

This was the main message from governments that took part at a high-level forum on 26 September at the United Nations headquarters in New York during the UN General Assembly.

Key Points: 
  • This was the main message from governments that took part at a high-level forum on 26 September at the United Nations headquarters in New York during the UN General Assembly.
  • The event was jointly hosted by the governments of Canada and Ghana in collaboration with the Financing for Development Office, UN DESA; the UNSG Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs; the Global Partnerships Forum; and Ecolog.
  • Other attendees to the event included Her Majesty Queen Mxima of The Netherlands, and Her Excellency Mrs. Amina J. Mohammed the Deputy Secretary of the United Nations.
  • The President echoed comments made earlier that day to the General Assembly where he explained the SDGs were a holistic way forward to developing the region.