The UN has pledged an additional $54.5m to help developing nations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after its annual reporting last year outlined backwards progress in several geographies on several goals due to the pandemic. The new funding will be allocated to projects across Kenya, Madagascar and Zimbabwe in Africa, as well as Suriname and North Macedonia. More than 100 nations submitted proposals to the UN for new funding, and the UN has deemed these five as having the “most impactful and impact-ready” proposals. More details here ...