The Bank is playing a leading role in guiding progress on climate change on the continent. The Bank has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between 2020 and [...] Read more »
Community Efforts are Key When Addressing HIV/AIDS
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Cabo Verde’s Morna for UNESCO list, Belgium’s Carnival of Aalst to Go?
By A. D. McKenzie
PARIS, Nov 29 2019 - Morna, the haunting, traditional music of Cabo Verde, is slated to join UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List when a committee meets in Bogotá, Colombia, Dec. 9 to 14, to consider submissions [...] Read more »
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Bangladeshi Migrant Female Domestic Workers Face Violence
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2019 Global Gender Summit marks concrete gains and actionable goals to surge ahead on gender equality
Highlights of the Summit include the launch of:
• AFAWA risk-sharing facility to de-risk lending to women
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