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The Laapeng Foundation, a community-based organisation in Mpumalanga’s Ehlanzeni District, is expanding its youth-focused efforts as an implementing partner of NACOSA’s My Journey programme, funded by the Global Fund. Founded in 2005, Laapeng has long worked on youth development, HIV prevention and awareness, and substance use prevention, providing young people with knowledge, services, and support… [Read More]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a regional partnership to establish the Asia-Pacific Women Judges Network (APWJN), aimed at strengthening women’s leadership in the judiciary and promoting inclusive, people-centered justice systems across the region. The initiative comes at a crucial time, as women remain underrepresented in judicial… [Read More]

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced its support for Ecuador’s first biodiversity bond, a pioneering issuance led by Banco Bolivariano. The bond aims to mobilize private capital toward projects that create jobs while generating measurable positive impacts on biodiversity, conservation, and ecosystem restoration across the country. Proceeds… [Read More]

IFC has announced a co-investment with technology-led agri-platform Arya.ag to strengthen India’s agricultural value chains, reduce post-harvest losses, expand access to formal finance for smallholder farmers, and scale sustainable storage and logistics across the country. Arya.ag, which serves over 800,000 farmers and 3,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) across 21 states, will leverage this investment to… [Read More]

FRRR, in partnership with insurer Suncorp, is offering $600,000 in funding through the Rebuilding Futures program to support community disaster recovery and preparedness projects. The grants target medium to long-term initiatives in communities affected by disasters between January 2019 and December 2025, aiming to rebuild wellbeing, restore infrastructure, and strengthen resilience against future disaster risks…. [Read More]

FRRR has awarded $763,234 in funding to 65 locally-led initiatives aimed at strengthening remote, rural, and regional communities across Australia. These grants, delivered through the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program, will support projects that make communities more vibrant, resilient, and sustainable places to live, work, learn, and invest. The funded initiatives are part of nearly… [Read More]

Twenty-six community organisations and local governments in Western Australia have been awarded a share of nearly $220,000 through the 2025-26 Youth Engagement Grants program. Each recipient can receive up to $10,000 to deliver projects that align with the WA Youth Action Plan 2024-2027 – Koorlangka Bidi, focusing on building skills and capacity for young people… [Read More]

Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced a controversial bill that threatens the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. On February 17, the Ghanaian parliament formally received the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBT bill, continuing a legislative process that began in 2021. A previous version of… [Read More]

An Amnesty International delegation, led by Secretary General Agnès Callamard, will participate in the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York from March 9 to 19, calling for stronger measures to protect and advance the rights of women and girls. Amid a global backlash against gender justice and… [Read More]

Ahead of the upcoming session of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances in Geneva, Amnesty International has raised serious concerns about ongoing enforced disappearances in Ecuador, highlighting that these crimes remain largely unpunished under President Daniel Noboa’s militarized security strategy. The organization submitted a detailed report documenting ten disappearances during five security operations in… [Read More]

From 1 to 4 December 2025, UNIMED organised a four-day training in Cairo, Egypt, under the YHELD project – Yemeni Higher Education Leading to Development of International Relations Offices. The training brought together 16 participants from eight Yemeni partner universities, including Rectors, Vice-Presidents responsible for international relations, and Heads or staff of International Relations Offices,… [Read More]

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has awarded £1 million to eight community and voluntary organisations across the District to enhance local infrastructure and facilities. This funding represents the first year of the Council’s five-year, £5 million Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme, which aims to support community-led capital developments that deliver long-term, sustainable benefits for rural… [Read More]

The UK government has announced a £180 million investment to expand the National Timing Centre (NTC), enhancing the country’s resilience against disruptions to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). These systems provide critical timing signals for mobile networks, online banking, transport, emergency services, and other national infrastructure but are vulnerable to jamming, cyberattacks, and technical failures…. [Read More]

The Government of Japan has contributed nearly €200,000 to two trust funds of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): the Trust Fund for Syria Missions and the Trust Fund for the Implementation of Article X in support of Ukraine. Part of this funding will support OPCW activities in Syria, including verifying the… [Read More]

A North Devon charity, Sunrise Diversity, has been awarded £499,980 over five years from the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) to continue providing English language lessons and community support. The funding will allow the charity to maintain its inclusive services and recruit four new team members, strengthening its outreach and support programmes. Ana Lodge, CEO… [Read More]

At the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean advanced a comprehensive agenda focused on equitable land and water access, agrarian justice, and sustainable, inclusive rural development. The event, held from 24 to 28 February… [Read More]

Ministers, senior officials, and private investors from across the European Union gathered in Chișinău on 5 March 2026 for the Agrifood Partnership Investment Forum, organized by the Republic of Moldova with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The high-level event brought together over 200 participants, including public- and private-sector… [Read More]

In February 2026, the FAO Food Price Index rose for the first time in five months, averaging 125.3 points, up 0.9 percent from January, though still 1.0 percent below its level a year earlier. The increase was driven by higher prices for wheat, most vegetable oils, and several meat types, which outweighed declines in cheese… [Read More]

A regional initiative to strengthen seed systems and food crisis preparedness in Burundi, Comoros, Somalia, and South Sudan has made significant progress in building resilience and improving local food security. The project, titled Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response to Food Crisis (SEPAREF), was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)… [Read More]

African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have taken a significant step toward transforming their agrifood systems and attracting new investments following a three-day solutions and investment forum held in São Tomé and Príncipe. The event brought together ministers, parliamentarians, investors, development partners, and representatives from the African SIDS Interregional Technical Network (ITN) to move beyond… [Read More]

From 3–5 March 2026, Bhutan held a landmark consultation workshop in Paro to finalize its National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). The three-day meeting brought together senior officials from ministries, government departments, development partners, and civil society to strengthen the country’s preparedness, response, resilience, and risk management in line with the International Health Regulations… [Read More]

On International Women’s Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called for accelerated efforts to reduce maternal mortality and ensure that all women in the Americas have access to essential health services, medicines, and technologies for safe motherhood. Despite progress over recent decades, thousands of women still die each year from preventable pregnancy and childbirth-related… [Read More]

Sudan officially declared the end of its cholera outbreak on 3 March 2026, following 48 consecutive days without any reported cases, exceeding the two full incubation periods required to confirm the outbreak’s conclusion. The last reported case occurred on 14 January 2026. The outbreak, first detected in Kassala State in late July 2024, spread to… [Read More]