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Africa: New Platform Aims to Get Money Moving Before Disaster Strikes

Headline via allAfrica · first report 12 Nov, 17:30 IST, latest 13 Nov, 10:31 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from UN News at 12 Nov, 17:30 IST; the latest is from allAfrica at 13 Nov, 10:31 IST. An official source (UN News) has also published on it. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report12 Nov, 17:30 IST
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UN agencies on Thursday launched a joint platform at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, that aims to secure access to more than $3 billion in risk financing to protect 75 million people and their livelihoods from climate shocks and natural hazards by 2030.
[UN News] UN agencies on Thursday launched a joint platform at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, that aims to secure access to more than $3 billion in risk financing to protect 75 million people and their livelihoods from climate shocks and natural hazards by 2030.

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