Tag: United Nations
Conserve Biodiversity to Tackle Climate Change
By Abdi Ali Published October 12, 2021 United Nations’ rural development agency, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has warned that unless biodiversity is conserved the world can’t adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food. “We are at a critical juncture. If we lose biodiversity, we lose our ability…
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Project to Help Ethiopians Adapt to Climate Change Set Up
By Irene Gaitirira Published December 15, 2019 Ethiopians who depend on rain-fed agriculture and pastoralism are set to benefit from a new US$451 million project to increase their resilience to floods, drought and desertification caused by climate change. Ethiopia and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations…
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‘Tis Time You Owned a Tree Suite in Nairobi!
By Abdi Ali Published December 9, 2019 Would you like to own a fully furnished, fully managed, hassle-free apartment with up to 15% returns per annum in the diplomatic district of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi? Then, perhaps, it is time you talked to a real estate and hospitality company called…
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Commonwealth Declares War On Violence Against Women
By Iminza Keboge Published November 27, 2019 Though physical violence is a leading cause of death in women and World Health Organisation, a specialised agency of the United Nations, estimates that one in three women worldwide has been a victim of sexual or physical violence in their lifetime, the abuse…
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