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This year¡¯s Conference of Parties (COP) marked its twenty-eighth year. As with other years, COP28, which just concluded in Dubai, UAE, had moments of intense negotiation, reflection, and innovation. It also has the usual mixed bag of various pledges and, at times, self-congratulatory announcements where different entities got to show their contributions to making the planet a green haven, as well as the many others lamenting how inaction and¡­

De jeunes personnes ¨¤ Dar es Salaam se sont r¨¦unies en juillet pour cr¨¦er un avenir plus vert pour elles-m¨ºmes et la plan¨¨te ! Inspir¨¦s par l'urgence d'agir contre le changement climatique, des ¨¦tudiants de diverses ¨¦coles et communaut¨¦s se sont associ¨¦s ¨¤ l'±¬ÁÏÍøICEF et ¨¤ la Fondation Aga Khan (AKF) pour planter plus de 150 plantes indig¨¨nes et end¨¦miques et des jeunes arbres. Leurs efforts ont abouti ¨¤ la cr¨¦ation d'une remarquable micro-for¨ºt de¡­

Nigeria¡¯s child population is large and growing. Children (0-18 years) account for half of the 210 million strong population. By 2030, when all children should have access to inclusive, quality education, Nigeria will account for 17 per cent of the children in Africa and 5 per cent of the children in the world. What happens to children in Nigeria matters significantly to regional and global development. More children are now going to school in¡­

Young people in Dar es Salaam came together in July to create a greener future for themselves and the planet! Inspired by the urgency of climate action, students from various schools and communities joined forces with ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to plant over 150 indigenous and endemic plants and tree saplings. Their efforts resulted in the establishment of a remarkable 40 square-meter micro-forest within the ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF Head Office in¡­

In Maranyundo Girls School in the Bugesera district of Eastern Rwanda, ten young girls are glued to a table in their school, completely immersed in what they refer to as "the Maker Space." With hushed voices and brimming with enthusiasm, they exchange ideas, working on what looks like a vibrant tapestry of sketches, delicate metals, and whimsical car-like contraptions. These are actually small robots that the girls are working together on¡­

? l'¨¦cole de filles de Maranyundo, dans le district de Bugesera, ¨¤ l'est du Rwanda, dix jeunes filles sont coll¨¦es ¨¤ une table de leur ¨¦cole, compl¨¨tement immerg¨¦es dans ce qu'elles appellent ? l'espace des cr¨¦ateurs ?. ? voix basse et d¨¦bordants d'enthousiasme, ils ¨¦changent des id¨¦es, travaillant sur ce qui ressemble ¨¤ une tapisserie vibrante de croquis, de m¨¦taux d¨¦licats et d'engins fantaisistes ressemblant ¨¤ des voitures. Il s¡¯agit en fait¡­