Africa: UN Deputy Chief Calls for Major Arms Spending Cuts and Urgent Action to Save SDGs: [UN News] The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: UN WFP Launches Programme to Strenghten Food Security in a Changing Climate Under the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator Partnership: [WFP] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a call for applications for its Climate Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme, supported by the Adaptation Fund. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: New Unitaid Report – World’s Leading HIV Drug Proven to Have Reduced Global CO2 Emissions By 26 Million Tons: [UNITAID] The transition from efavirenz to dolutegravir (DTG) in HIV treatment is estimated to reduce total carbon emissions by 26 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2027 thanks to the shift to a treatment formulation that requires less active ingredient. The adoption of DTG reduced the health sector’s overall carbon footprint in low- and middle-income countries by approximately 3-0.4%, a magnitude of reduction – from one single drug – that surpasses many hard-won climate mitigation achievements in both health and – AllAfrica News: Africa
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