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Kiryandongo health units receive medical equipment
KIRYANDONGO, November 18, 2024 – Baylor Uganda with support from the U.S President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief [PEPFAR] has donated medical equipment, and information, education, and communication materials [IEC] to eight…
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FAO and ICA enhance strategic dialogue with cooperatives to achieve the 2030 Agenda
CAIRO, November 8, 2024 – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] and the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] virtually convened a virtual roundtable to enhance strategic dialogue between governments…
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Stakeholders unite to keep Lira City clean
Lira City, 6 November 2024 – Lira City Development Forum has partnered with Lira City Council and other stakeholders to promote cleanliness in the city. This collaborative effort was formally launched during…
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Shs 7bln project to strengthen to enhance environmental accountability launched in Adjumani
ADJUMANI, 6 November 2024 – A Shs 7 billion project aimed at enhancing environmental accountability and climate action in the West Nile districts of Adjumani, Madi-Okollo, Obongi, and Zombo has been officially…
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Caritas champions water for production programme in West Nile
NEBBI, November 5, 2024 – Caritas Uganda, a prominent non-governmental organisation, has launched an initiative to promote water for agricultural production in the rural areas of West Nile where farmers currently depend…
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Peepal tree planting underway in India
NEW DELHI, November 1, 2024 — In September, we shared how the Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative [IFFDC] – a subsidiary of the conference hosts IFFCO – is planting thousands of peepal…
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G7 endorses Global Coffee Sustainability and Resilience Fund, ushering in a new era for the coffee industry
PESCARA, October 26, 2024 ‒ The International Coffee Organisation [ICO] participated for the first time in its history in the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting in Pescara, Italy from October 22-24, 2024, where…
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Forestry Authority pushed to Water ministry
KAMPALA, October 24, 2024 – Parliament has passed the National Forestry and Tree Planting [Amendment] Bill, 2024, as part of the ongoing government policy on rationalisation of its agencies. The Bill aims…
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Construction of Shs 3.3bln seed school stalls in Masindi district
MASINDI, October 7, 2024 — Residents of Kijunjubwa Town Council in Masindi district are frustrated after CMD Investments Limited, the contractor hired to build Kijunjubwa Seed School, failed to deliver the project…
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House urges gov’t to provide more money for disasters
KAMPALA, September 26, 2024 – The Members of Parliament have called upon government to allocate more funds to help in the management of disasters in the country. The debate was triggered by…
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