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Cyclone Idai’s recent devastation was amplified by deforestation in the region. Mozambique took the hardest hit. The country has seen between 10 and 15 percent of its forests disappear amid illegal logging and charcoal production in the past 25 years.
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April 24, 2019 Web Desk
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Citing a fragile world economy and unravelling multilateral alignments, delegates at the Economic and Social Council’s 2019 forum on financing for development follow-up today also spotlighted a crucial window of opportunity to render the global fi...
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April 15, 2019 Web Desk
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Note: A complete summary of today's Economic and Social Council meetings will be made after their conclusion.Opening Remarks
INGA RHONDA KING (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), President of the Economic and Social Council, opened the forum on f...
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April 15, 2019 Web Desk
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Young people must “have a seat at the table”, youth delegates and high‑level Government officials told the Economic and Social Council today as it concluded its eighth annual Youth Forum.Focusing on the theme “Empowered, Included and Equal”, the Y...
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April 9, 2019 Web Desk
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Young people must “have a seat at the table”, youth delegates and high‑level Government officials told the Economic and Social Council today as it concluded its eighth annual Youth Forum.Focusing on the theme “Empowered, Included and Equal”, the Y...
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April 9, 2019 Web Desk
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Note: A complete summary of today's meetings will be available after their conclusion.Interactive Roundtable
The Forum began its second day with an interactive round table on “Investing in youth development: financing and other means of implemen...
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April 9, 2019 Web Desk
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