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Action Plan Announced at FfD4 to Mobilize Private Sector Capital in Developing Countries
Addis Ababa, July 2, 2025 (FMC) – A coalition of governments, international development partners and private sector groups announced the development of an Action Plan to increase mobilize…
IAEA and St. Jude launch global initiative to improve childhood cancer care in LMICs
Addis Ababa, July 2, 2025 (FMC) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched a new global initiative to address critical gaps in…
Rio de Janeiro presents operational plan for 2025 BRICS Summit and related events
Addis Ababa, July 1, 2025 (FMC) – The Municipality of Rio de Janeiro formally presented its comprehensive operational plan for the 2025 BRICS events, including the Summit of Heads of State,…
BRICS sherpas agree on priorities ahead of summit in Rio de Janeiro
Addis Ababa, July 1, 2025 (FMC) – The BRICS sherpas – senior political negotiators from the group's member states – are holding their final round of meetings this week in the lead-up to the…
4th Int’l Conference on Financing for Development Kicks Off Today in Spain
Addis Ababa, June 30, 2025 (FMC) – The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is set to take place from June 30 to July 3, 2025, in Seville, Spain.
The…
BRICS may create Partnership for Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases
Addis Ababa, June 21, 2025 (FMC) – The Health ministers of the BRICS countries met in Brasilia and approved a final declaration with recommendations for the creation of a BRICS Partnership…
China unveils breakthrough in brain-computer interface with first wireless implant trial
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2025 (FMC) – China has made a major leap in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology with the successful implantation of its first wireless invasive BCI device in a…
9 dead, 26 injured after fireworks plant explosion in central China
Addis Ababa, June 17, 2025 (FMC) — Nine people had been confirmed dead and 26 others injured as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, after an explosion broke out Monday morning at a fireworks factory in…
Brazil discovers new bat species
Addis Ababa, June 16, 2025 (FMC) – A new species of bat weighing only six grams has been discovered in the Brazilian Pantanal wilderness region. Named "Myotis guarani" in honour of the…
China approves first domestically produced high-valent HPV vaccine
Addis Ababa, June 16, 2025 (FMC) – China has approved the first domestically developed 9-valent vaccine (based on the number of types of pathogens it protects against) against human…