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August - November 2019

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climate change

World leaders attending the Climate Action Summit at the UN in New York in September 2019 to bring concrete, realistic plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

climate changebamboo bike

The youth are the driving force for action on climate and the environment.

climate change

St. Kizito High School students earn money from recycling

climate change

Faced with the harsh effects of erratic weather patterns, some Kenyan women livestock farmers call for help

Culture

The trumpet is a ‘cool’ instrument to unite people

autismhealth

Increased awareness and sharing of experiences help families to cope

health

Community activist debunks cultural myths about autism

business

— Christian Saunders, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Supply Chain Management

Improvised Explosive Devices are cheap and easy to manufacture

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Meet 33-year-old Sierra Leone’s youth affairs minister

31-year-old Tanzanian mobilizing for positive social change

climate change

—Joyce Msuya, United Nations Environment Programme’s Deputy Executive Director

Free Trade AgreementFree Trade Area— Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa