Source: Government of the Bahamas Country: Bahamas The pledges included initiatives in homebuilding and repair; educational assistance; renewable energy partnerships; relief aid; grants; parks restoration; loans and financing. Governments, NGOs, multilateral institutions, companies and individuals pledged $1.5 billion in recovery funding and in-kind services on Monday at the Hurricane Dorian […]

Dec 19, 2019 Press Release NEW STUDY: Can avocado exports bring prosperity to Kenya’s smallholder farmer? Exporting avocados to the high-value European market can raise incomes of smallholder avocado farmers in Kenya by nearly 39 percent, according to a new study.

There’s new research from Sweden to suggest that inscriptions on the famous Rök runestone from the early Viking era were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles. The study incorporates new archaeological research that captures the catastrophe that Scandinavia endured during extreme climate […]

Source: UN Security Council Country: Niger, Yemen Adopting resolution 2505, the Mission will monitor the compliance of parties to the Hudaydah Agreement and work with them so that security is assured by local forces. SC/14075 The Security Council today decided to extend for six months a United Nations political mission […]