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A Brazilian federal prosecutor is suing the state of #Pará, host of #COP30, for damages to #indigenous communities caused by a #forestcarbon purchase agreement worth USD 180m. #Norway has funded much of the architecture facilitating the deal. #Brazil
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ALT Felipe de Moura Palha, Federal Prosecutor in Pará (right) and Fernando Merloto Soave, Federal Prosecutor from the state of Amazonas, at the launch of the advisory document for federal public prosecutors on the carbon credit market in Belém, May 22, 2025 (Photo: Yasmim Bitar / Office of the Federal Public Prosecutor in Pará)
Op-ed: #Africa must confront that #EnergyTransition models exported from Europe and the US are shaped by their strategic interests and rest on double standards. “We must deconstruct the narratives being sold to us", writes @obinnaonyekwena.
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At a time when aid budgets are being slashed across the board, @gavi - the financial powerhouse in #globalhealth - aims to raise USD 9b to expand its mission. @BillGates has reached out to old friends in Oslo to bolster the alliance. #sdgs #vaccines
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A large group of mainly European donors distance themselves from the newly established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private initiative backed by Israel and the United States. All five Nordic governments back the statement. #GazaWar
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Denmark's Lars Løkke Rasmussen after EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting: “There is a large majority of EU countries that are ready to take measures if Israel does not take action, and that majority is growing day by day”. #CeasefireNow #GazaForcedFamine
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Opinion: @FAO's @yurdi_yasmi about #bees & #FoodSecurity “Bees are the tireless workers that sustain the crops and wild plants that feed us, protect biodiversity, and keep our agrifood systems resilient. When they falter, so could we”.
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OPINION: The private Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will deliberately bypass multilateral coordination and undermines the very foundation of global #humanitarian action, María del Mar Logroño Narbona at @AR_Renaissance writes. #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving
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INTERVIEW: #Norway’s Anne Beathe Tvinnereim was development minister when Norway topped OECD donor ranking but aid budgets shrunk elsewhere. She recounts her political battles to keep aid level up and how an engaged PM @jonasgahrstore was crucial.
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The UK aims to cut ODA from 0.5 to 0.3% of GNI by 2027. @savechildrenuk analysis shows commitments exceed the budget ceiling for the next 3 years. “It is a very real prospect, that the IDA will be cut,” says @Richard__Watts.
