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In Focus
African youth voices at UN High-Level Political Forum
youthSocial Protection
‘Empowered youth are Africa’s unstoppable agents of change’
UN Chief urges just and inclusive energy transition as investment gaps persist
climate
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for coordinated global action to close energy investment gaps, reform climate finance, and ensure developing countries, especially those in Africa, rich in solar potential but short on investment, are full participants in the clean energy.
COP27Madagascar
—Issa Sanogo, UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar
populationSDGs
Building bridges, not rifts: G20 summit in Bali is an opportunity to address the plight of developing countries
COP27UN Global Compact
— Sanda Ojiambo, CEO, UN Global Compact
COP27blue economy
An Africa-led effort seeking to unlock blue economy potential and counter effects of climate change in the Western Indian Ocean region
COP27AfDB
UK pledged $230 million, the Netherlands $110 million, AfDB $12.5 billion, Germany to increase contribution to $6 billion by 2025
COP27Michael Bloomberg and Damilola Ogunbiyi to expand partnership to mobilize financing for clean energy projects
COP27Africa youth
‘Our planet is in trouble, and we, the young people, will be the ones to suffer if action is not taken to save it’ – Yoanna Milad, 21, from Egypt