Lithuania has made significant legislative reforms to fight foreign bribery
Lithuania has taken significant steps to strengthen its legislative framework to combat foreign bribery. Yet further efforts are needed to ensure effective enforcement of...
Should Africa be inspired by China’s industrial development?
Africa, which struggles to boost its industrial sector, has decided to seek inspiration from the Chinese model. Several African delegations were...
Afghan Public Universities Modernize To Attract Talent
Becoming a lecturer in the Faculty of Environment at Baghlan University was no small achievement for Nargis Taimoory. She had to clear a very...
‘American Dream’ quickly becoming an illusion
The number of Americans living in poverty and the already high income inequality could worsen further in the days to come, making the United...
China: Heritage Sites of Confucius and Mencius Restored to Glory, Better Life for Local Communities
About two hours’ train ride from Beijing, in the south-west of Shandong Province, are Qufu and Zoucheng. These cities are the hometowns of Confucius...
UNESCO Launches Global Report Re-shaping Cultural Policies
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, together with Annika Markovic, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Sweden to UNESCO, representing Alice Bah Kuhnke, the Swedish Minister...
Over 65 Phuket hotels join UN Environment #CleanSeas campaign
Dozens of hotels in one of Thailand’s most popular beach destinations have joined UN Environment’s #CleanSeas campaign, pledging to reduce the tide of plastic...
Kazakhstan’s Economy is Rising, Yet Again Driven by Oil
Kazakhstan’s economic growth estimate for 2017 has been revised upwards from 2.4% to 3.7%, reflecting a better-than-expected oil sector performance, driven by the launch...
Cities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Story of Urban Growth and Decline
The urbanization experience of countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia is quite unique, and for several reasons. To begin with, most of these...
A 10-Point Plan to Stop Tropical Forest Deforestation
The World Economic Forum-hosted Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 is advocating a 10-point plan to remove deforestation from commodity supply chains by 2020. Aimed at...