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2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million
5/6/2024: The UN Refugee Agency estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement next year, the rising number driven by mass displacement situations and the emergence of new conflicts. In 2023 96,311 refugees were resettled by states, an increase of 65 per cent compared with the year before.
Source: The UN Refugee Agency
Climate finance: preparations for UN climate talks kick off
3/6/2024: Signatories of the Paris Agreement pledged to come up with a new finance goal before 2025. And the pressure to up the target is growing. Negotiators are laying the groundwork for a new climate finance goal ahead of the COP 29 summit later this year.
Source: DW
Blueprint for global financial architecture that works for Africa
2/6/2024: In the aftermath of recent economic shocks, three African countries – Zambia, Ghana, and Ethiopia – have defaulted on their debt, and 10 others, including Kenya and Rwanda, have slid into a high risk of debt distress. At meetings of the African Development Bank, African leaders have laid out their demands for the new financial architecture.
Source: The East African