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Also reacting to the high rate of killings, corruption and abduction of children lately, the first lady urged parents to show love, care and remain compassionate in carrying out their responsibilities in their homes. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

[This Day] Abuja -President Muhammadu Buhari has promised not to starve the Tran-Saharan highway project of funds as he committed his administration to striving to ensure the completion of the road construction, which would not only bolster economic activities, but enhance regional and cultural integration in Africa. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

[UNFPA] This is a special year for all rights-based health advocates, as we celebrate 25 years of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). At the ICPD in Cairo in 1994, for the first time world leaders from 179 member states committed to the principles that underpin today's Sustainable Development Goals: non-discrimination and universality; the centrality of health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights; education; women's empowerment and gender equality; and the collective via LATEST NEWS

[IPS] Johannesburg, South Africa -Africa, where close to half of its 1.2 billion people have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy. As global business and development leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), held Nov. 11 to 13, one of the key focuses of the deals being discussed was around sustainable, renewable energy. via LATEST NEWS

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming hosting the event was promoting abortion and homosexuality in the east African nation. via LATEST NEWS