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In many rural economies, the forest enterprises of families and communities are major contributors to local livelihoods

ADDIS: 'historic' agreement reached on financing for new UN sustainable development agenda

Africa financing for development

Les délégués célèbrent l'accord sur le Programme d'Addis avec M. Wu, le secrétaire général de la conférence. Photo : ONU DAES / Shari Nijman

Countries reach historic agreement to generate financing for new sustainable development agenda

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Speakers at Addis Conference Urge ‘Fully Operational’ Development Financing Scheme to Minimize Effects of World’s Crises on Vulnerable States

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ADDIS: UN officials hail outcome of financing conference as first milestone of 2015

Financing is crucial for building critical infrastructure such as transport, telecommunications and roads, like this one at Kinshasa Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Simone D. McCourtie/World Bank

ADDIS: Africa's economic transformation in focus at UN development financing conference

Des travailleurs du parc industriel de Sonapi, à Port-au-Prince, en Haïti. Photo : ONU / Eskinder Debebe

ADDIS: UN agency stresses role of partnerships to finance inclusive, sustainable industrial development

Above, people carry drinking water in Bangladesh

ADDIS: UN conference opens with call for 'reboot' of development finance

Africa development

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard (file)

UN chief condemns deadly suicide bombing in Chad

Amadou Sy, Director of the Africa Growth Institute at the Brookings Institution

Africa has a “window of opportunity” to avoid a new debt trap

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UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi. Photo: UNCTAD

New UN report finds drop in global foreign direct investment in 2014

Africa development

Photo: MINUSMA/Marco Dormino

At Security Council, UN troop commanders recount challenges of modern peacekeeping

Africa UN Security Council

Child labour on family farms should be addressed in an appropriate and context-sensitive way that respects local values and family circumstances. Photo: FAO/J. Thompson

New UN guidebook seeks to prevent child labour practices in agriculture