For years, Iraq's remote Sinjar district has struggled to access clean drinking water - worsened by conflict.
With
@aics_it
, we helped improve vital infrastructure to deliver a sustainable supply of 💧 to +1k households.
DYK-
#SmallIslands
🏝 have some of the highest electricity costs in the world?
– and this is just one of the many challenges SIDS face❗
#SIDS4
is about exploring solutions to these challenges to ensure a sustainable + prosperous future for SIDS.
👉
In the heart of Sana'a Old City in
#Yemen
, the
@WorldBank
and
@UNOPS
are making critical improvements, tackling health hazards by installing over 6 km of twin pipelines to enhance sanitation, while preserving the city's historical charm.
Learn more:
With
@UN
& local partners, we’re conducting thorough explosive threat & risk assessments at key locations in
#Gaza
to enhance safety & security for residents & humanitarian convoys.
In Ghana, we worked with
#KOICA
to create safe & modern training facilities for midwives to learn so that more women can receive the care they need during pregnancy & birth.
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#MidwivesDay
#SDG3
Happy Midwives Day!
Midwives provide life-saving healthcare, preventing maternal health issues. They serve as emergency responders – often in challenging & vulnerable contexts.
Today, we celebrate midwives & the important work they do for women, children & families.
Following damage from Cyclone Idai, students at Murwira Secondary School in Zimbabwe didn’t have access to toilets or water facilities.
See how that’s changed.
@WorldBank
In
@WPReview
,
@UNOPS_Chief
highlights the need for a new approach to global development that will turn ambitions into actions & improve the lives of millions:
With a growing number of humanitarian crises & emergencies, how we respond is critical to support those most in need.
Together with the
@UN
family & partners, we work to meet the critical needs of communities during times of crisis.
2.3 billion people around the world are still cooking with unsafe and polluting fuels.
The
#GlobalGoals
seek to ensure affordable, clean energy is available for everybody, everywhere, by 2030.
A fragmented world needs a common path forward.
This September’s Summit of the Future represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to come together to tackle the challenges of today & safeguard
#OurCommonFuture
.
From Pakistan to Peru to South Africa, a new set of guidelines illustrate the challenges faced by diverse groups in accessing energy, and provide recommended actions and resources to advance sustainable energy for all.
@IEA
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@Arup
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#SDG7
From building roads to improve access to economic opportunities to creating safe public spaces and supporting family-run farming, we work with partners around the world to help create economic opportunities & sustainable livelihoods for communities who need it most.
#LabourDay
Thanks to additional
@WorldBank
funding, we’ll work to further strengthen community resilience & support vulnerable Afghans – via one community-led project.
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@UNOPS_Afg