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Accelerating trade and industrial transformation: AfDB to Convene Inaugural Integrate Africa Forum
KAMPALA, May 24, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] has announced it will convene the inaugural Integrate Africa Forum during its 2026 Annual Meetings in Congo Brazzaville, in a high-profile push…
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Debt servicing crisis threatens 55mln women’s jobs, UN report warns
KAMPALA, May 4, 2026 — Rising debt servicing costs could result in the loss of 55 million jobs for women and a 17 per cent drop in their per capita income, according…
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The crisis in the Middle East could cost Africa 0.2 percent in economic growth in 2026
KAMPALA, April 19, 2026 — The crisis in the Middle East is impacting global economies, with growth in African countries forecast to decline by up to 0.2 percent. This is according to…
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Climate Change: Uganda unveils carbon market regulations
KAMPALA, June 14, 2025 – Uganda has taken a significant step towards accelerating climate action with the launch of a new regulatory framework to govern its national carbon market. The National Climate…
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UNDP Human Development Report: AI key to Uganda’s inclusive growth
KAMPALA, May 17, 2025 — The United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] in partnership with the Government of Uganda and Kyambogo University have launched the 2025 Human Development Report [HDR], titled “A Matter…
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Former combatants transform Colombia’s coffee industry
BOGOTA, January 3, 2025 — FEMNCAFÉ, a federation of Colombian coffee producers led by former combatants who adhered to the 2016 Peace Agreement, is at the heart of this transformation. The organization…
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UNDP Advocates African Coffee Sector Transformation Amid Looming EUDR Deadline
NEW YORK, December 23, 2024: The EU Deforestation Regulation [ EUDR ] has put commodity producing countries under pressure, with many working hard to find ways to comply. UNDP is encouraging governments…
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UNDP leads joint monitoring team to assess farmer cooperatives’ progress
MONROVIA, November 7, 2024 — Farmer Cooperatives supported by the government-funded Accelerated Community Development Programme [ACDP], implemented, and managed by UNDP, are excited about engaging in commercial swamp rice and cassava production/cultivation.…
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UNDP partners with Government of Ecuador and Lavazza Foundation on deforestation-free coffee to protect forests
TORINO, October 2, 2024 – Ahead of International Coffee Day marked yesterday globally, the UN Development Programme [UNDP], the Government of Ecuador, and Lavazza Foundation partnered to launch deforestation-free coffee to help protect…
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UN turns to cultural institutions to revive values and ethics
KAMPALA, September 25, 2024 – The United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] has launched a campaign called Obuntubulamu, aimed at reviving and restoring values and ethics among Ugandans. Obuntubulamu embodies the human qualities…
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