Lord Mayor, Frank Jensen announced that the City of Copenhagen will host the C40 Mayors Summit, in October 2019. Copenhagen was selected as the host city, for the landmark climate event, by the 17 mayors that make up the C40 Steering Committee.
The C40 Mayors Summit, takes place every three years, bringing together the mayors and leaders of the 96 member cities of the C40 network from across the globe. The Copenhagen Summit will celebrate and share the most effective climate solutions being delivered in cities worldwide. Mayors, CEOs, philanthropists, investors, scientists and citizens will come together to shift global markets and create the sustainable, prosperous and healthy future for the world’s great cities.
Previous C40 summits have been hosted by London, New York, Seoul, São Paulo, Johannesburg and Mexico City.
“Copenhagen aims to be a true global leader in climate action,” said Frank Jensen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. “We have a goal to be the world’s first carbon neutral city by 2025 and believe Copenhagen provides a model for what a sustainable and livable city looks like. We look forward to welcoming mayors from across the globe in October 2019. The Summit will seek to inspire the world whilst remaining uniquely Danish.”
“I am delighted that Lord Mayor Jensen and the people of Copenhagen will host the C40 Summit in 2019,” said Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities. “2020 will be a crucial deadline in delivering on the highest goals of the Paris Agreement. The Copenhagen Summit represents a unique opportunity in defining the future that we want for today and for future generations in the great cities of the world.”
“Danish municipalities from Aalborg to Middelfart are setting world leading examples of how to counter the impacts of climate change and transition to emissions free local communities,” said Jesper Nygård, Chief Executive of Realdania. “Hosting the C40 Mayors Summit in Copenhagen will provide a unique opportunity to showcase the success of Danish climate innovation to the world and will provide Danish actors actors across all sectors with inspiration from the most ambitious cities on the planet.”
Copenhagen to host C40 Mayors Summit 2019
Plan International, African Union Liaison, Pan-Africa Office, Ethiopian Airlines commemorate International Day of the Girl with Grand Girl Takeover
Plan International African Union and Pan-Africa Program Office in Collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines Cargo & Logistics Services commemorated the sixth International Day of the Girl on 11 October 2018 by organizing a grand girl taking-over of Mr Fitsum Abadi’s Managing Director Cargo & Logistics Services position at the conference room of Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services new cargo terminal facility.
Being part of the global mass takeover where girls from across the world step into the shoes of political, social and economic leaders, the hour-long takeover took place at the headquarter of the Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics services which is the 2nd largest business unit of the Aviation Group next to the passenger service. The session is aimed at outlining corporate sector commitments to promote girls’ rights in Africa and change perception around what is possible for girls and young women as decision makers and leaders.
“All corporate organizations should provide opportunities and enable girls assume such leadership positions and contribute toward girls’ rights and empowerment”, said Fitsum Abadi, Managing Director at Ethiopian Caro & Logistics Services.
Ministers endorse continental report on population and development issues in Africa
Ministers and senior government officials-in-charge of population in Africa met in Accra, Ghana, from 4 to 5 October 2018 and endorsed a continental report of the five-year review of the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development (AADPD).
The AADP, a key framework for addressing population and development issues in Africa, was adopted in October 2013 by Ministers and endorsed by the African Union’s (AU) Executive Council in 2014. The Declaration provides African-specific guidance on implementation and periodic review of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action. Its rich set of commitments and indicators seeks to simultaneously support Africa’s efforts to harness a demographic dividend, advance human rights and meet sustainable development goals.
The review conference, jointly organised by the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), was attended by delegates from 45 African member States. They deliberated on progress; gaps and challenges; and good practices in implementation of the AADPD.
USAID’S DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES accepting new applicants
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is accepting new applications for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program. Anyone, anywhere can apply at any time.
DIV is an open innovation program that tests breakthrough solutions to critical global development challenges to improve millions of lives at a fraction of the usual cost. DIV provides flexible, tiered funding for innovations that demonstrate rigorous evidence, maximum impact per dollar, and a pathway to scale and sustainability.
DIV funds innovation across three stages: Stage-One grants (up to USD200,000) test the feasibility and proof of concept of an innovative product, service, or business model in a developing country context; Stage-Two grants (USD 200,000 to USD1,500,000) test and strengthen a solution’s business or delivery model to build rigorous evidence of impact and prepare the solution for scale; and Stage-Three grants (USD 1,500,000 to USD5,000,000) fund partnerships to scale the innovation to a new context or to demonstrate that they can be replicated.
In addition to tiered funding, DIV provides separate evidence grants (up to USD1,500,000) for research and evaluations that generate rigorous evidence of a solution’s impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for expansion.
Since 2010, DIV has invested in over 190 solutions across 46 countries and all sectors in which USAID invests, and has directly affected more than 30 million lives. Over half of DIV grantees had never received USAID funding before, and DIV has mobilized USD4.60 of external funding for every USD1 from the American people.
