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 Nairobi, Kenya
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Africa News@Afriscience4 Apr 2025
Download, fill and send your signed copies to [email protected] ...#Kajiado @kajiadoassembly @joelenku @KajiadoGov @BusRadioKajiado @HonKanarseki
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⚡️The plan is youth-inclusive! NCCAP consults youth & children while addressing @IPCC_CH 's findings that kids under 10 in 2020 face 4⃣x more extreme climate events by 2100. We’re at the forefront of securing OUR future with Youth & Children at the frontline #ClimateActionNow
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Replying to @achcga_africa @Environment_Ke @ClimateFundPool @CIF_Action @ClimateRealAF @EACCLIMATEFORUM @GCF_IRM @Momentum_UNFCCC @Climate_A_F @MitigationFund @OxfaminAfrica @africa_lightup
YES! Women♀️ are at the frontline of climate change, facing its harshest impacts while holding the key to resilience. @ACHCGJA_Africa is proud to align with Kenya's NCCAP 2023–2027, ensuring women’s leadership shapes a sustainable future. 🌱 #ClimateActionNow
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💡 Kenya’s NCCAP 2023–2027 is more than a plan, it’s a promise by @Environment_Ke to protect our planet & our people🌍 Youth-focused, gender inclusive, community-driven + climate-smart, it paves the way for sustainable growth. We NEED to make it a reality! 🌿 #ClimateActionNow
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Droughts or floods? Not on our watch! we are gearing up to tackle climate change head-on with Kenya's 🇰🇪new climate action plan. In collaboration with @Environment_Ke we are planning for #ClimateActionNow ✊🏾one step at a time.
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🇰🇪 Happy Jamhuri Day! 🇰🇪 Today, we stand tall as one celebrating the spirit of freedom, the richness of our heritage 🇰🇪, the strength of our unity ✊🏾. We honor the brave souls whose sacrifices led to Kenya’s independence 🚀. #JamhuriDay2024 #PrideOfKenya #KenyaAt61 🎉🇰🇪
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She could be your wife, your sister, or your mother – yet, femicide continues to tear families apart. @flossymwangi254 believes that we need to stand up, speak out, & fight for every woman’s right to live free from violence. #EndFemicideKE #Femicide is a crime #16DaysOfActivism
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janet khisa@JanetKhisa9 Dec 2024
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Yes, we all want a safe space. It's a human rights issue.
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Society's true measure is how we treat our women. ♀️🛑 #EndFemicide now! @JanetKhisa, SGBV expert from 🇰🇪, joins the fight. Thanks to @UNFPAKen for empowering women to combat #GBV. #16DaysofActivism #16DaysOfActivismKe #16DaysOfActivism2024
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🥁 Congratulations to Namibia, SWAPO, and Comrade President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on a historic and resounding victory! 🌟This triumph silences regime-change agents, defeats misogyny, and upholds the will of the Namibian people. #LeadershipinAfrica #NamibiaVictory🎉
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🚨During this #16DaysOfActivism🚨 We will be amplifying bold voices from SRHR activists 🔥 and speaking out against gender-based violence +femicide Stay tuned! in 🤝with @UNFPAKen we can #EndGBV. 💪🏾💜 #Usinyamaze 📢 @GAPS_Network #KenyaSpeaks! 🌍🔗 Follow the 🧵 for updates!
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Saturday was 🤯 because there was also a near-collapse as SIDS & LDCs walked out over the new climate finance deal. 💰🌍 #ClimateAction @COP29_AZ 🇦🇿
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COP29 Wrap 📂Up: Progress & Challenges, a short 🧵 Delegates negotiated ALL night! Here's what @COP29_AZ achieved: $300 billion 💰annually for developing nations by 2035 (mixed reactions) BUT goal was $1.3 trillion. Full details: lnkd.in/eNnCbvSW #ClimateActionNow
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Midwives: ‍♀️ Climate Change's Unsung Heroes! Not just nurses, they're community champions! Imali @Ngusale, @UNFPA NDC reviewer says midwives are key to climate action. Read & fight for a healthier future! ➡️ liberalnewsnetwork.com/cop-2… 💡@COP29_AZ #ClimateJustice, 🇦🇿@UNFPAKen
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⚡️Article 6.4 & 6.2 of the Paris Agreement on carbon markets 🌍💰 have been adopted! But what does this mean for Indigenous Communities? 🤔 we need to take a deep dive to understand the implications.
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⚡️Feminists triumph! ✊🏾@COP29_AZ renewed the Lima work program for gender equality despite pushback. But the fight continues! Public finance 💰 is needed for real climate justice for women. Read the@WGC_Climate statment ➡️: lnkd.in/eADB44v Watch this 🎥
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COP29: 🚨 Civil society drops the mic! 🎤 @GGON and @CANIntl deliver a message @COP29_AZ to @LDCChairUNFCCC Evans Njewa #ClimateAction #NoCompromise 📸 by @CANIntl
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📣 Young feminist from @UNFPAKen are shaking the tables at #COP29! 🌍 @SChesok of @PanelUnfpa demands bold climate finance commitments from Global North + philanthropists. 💰It's time to fund solutions led by those most affected! 💪🏾🔥 #FeministClimateJustice #ClimateJustice
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Knowledge is power, and everyone deserves the right to wield it. 💡 Here's what @EmanuelLekishon shared on the final day of #COP29 about the urgent need for #ClimateAction that puts people first. 🌍✨ #NCQGs ⚡ #ClimateJustice
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🚨 Breaking News 🚨 Our Co-founder @EmanuelLekishon hits the African airwaves courtesy of @UNFPA + @UNFPAKen click africasciencenews.org/unfpa-… to read more about his views on #NCQGs by @Afriscience published by @HenryNeondo

UNFPA Youth Voices: Call for Urgent Action at COP29

Emmanuel Lekishon, a UNFPA youth champion from Kenya and co-founder of the African Center for Health, Climate & Gender Justice Alliance (ACHCGA) on Friday called for consensus among states on the New...

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