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IMF approves $266 million climate-resilience package for Liberia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 21‑month Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement for Liberia worth $266 million, aimed at strengthening macroeconomic resilience through buffers against climate shocks.

AfDB-backed Kenya urban water programme moves into implementation phase after Nairobi workshop

A launch workshop for the African Development Bank (AfDB)-financed Kenya National Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Program (NUWSSP) has concluded in Nairobi, clearing the way for implementation of a national initiative expected to improve water and sanitation access for millions.

UNICEF warns Darfur children facing “repeat” of past atrocities as global attention fades

Children in Sudan’s Darfur region are being pulled into a renewed cycle of violence, hunger and displacement two decades after the crisis first shocked the world, according to a new United Nations (UN) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) alert warning that international focus and funding are now dangerously constrained.