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Facebook and Twitter Weigh Giving a Social-Media Megaphone to the Taliban
Facebook, Twitter and Googles actions will have lasting impacts on the diplomatic stage and on the lives of everyday people in Afghanistan.
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- Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Emergency Plan to Supply Water to One Million People Namibia
The Namibia Water Sector Support Programme (NWSSP) aims to improve the quality, safety and sustainability of water supply and sanitation services.
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- WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security, governance
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Nigerian Minister Says Twitter Ban To Be Lifted Soon
Nigeria plans to soon lift its ban on Twitter, the country’s information minister said Wednesday, two months after authorities blocked the social network when a tweet by the president was deleted.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance
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Press Release: Manulife Investment Management Takes a Multipronged Look at the Role of Sustainable Investing and ESG Analysis in Its Latest Global Intelligence Report
Manulife Investment Management released its semiannual Global Intelligence report, a firmwide outlook highlighting notable perspectives from its investment teams.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Viewpoint: It’s Time To Bring Equity to the Fore in WASH Programming
If the push to reach everyone with available and sustainable WASH services by 2030 becomes a competition between implementers to find the lowest hanging fruit, and governments are graded only on aggregate achievements, inequality will only worsen.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- global development, governance, SDGs
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The ESG Investing Conundrum: Finding Meaning Behind the Metrics
Funds created to respond to the growing demand for investment vehicles that fit the attributes of “ESG”—environmental, social and governance—are now in a squeeze play between investors seeking assurance that their money is aligned with their morals and demands on business that become more complex by the day.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Light Microfinance Secures $10 Million from Three European Impact Investors
The investment will support multiple technology interventions like an AI-driven analytics platform and mobile applications.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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