New Program Promotes Green Agriculture and Rural Development in China’s Southwest
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$320 million loan to promote green agriculture and rural development in China’s Southwest Region....
Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty: Lessons from China’s Experience
Over the past 40 years, the number of people in China with incomes below $1.90 per day – the International Poverty Line as defined...
Ukraine: Guterres calls for probe into Bucha killings
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb...
Billion-Dollar Boost for Farmers to Safeguard EU Food Security
A new report suggests that if one farmer in five transitions to more climate-smart practices, it will increase the European Union’s resiliency to food...
Greenpeace: Logging audit spells disaster for the DRC and its donors
After three months of pressure from Greenpeace Africa, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has finally realized it was no longer possible...
Jaw DNA and oxygen sensors may divulge clues to help sharks out of hot water
Sharks have been around for 450 million years, outliving the dinosaurs and soldiering on through several mass extinctions. Yet their numbers in the open...
Women’s full participation in renewables is essential to the just transition
The transition to energy security and climate-neutrality means we need to close the gender gap to fully involve women in a technical, scientific and...
Support Shifts away from Fossil Fuels Despite Rising Energy Prices -Survey
According to a new survey, there is strong global support – across all countries and demographic groups – for the energy transition to move...
Factories of the future call for responsible scaling that prioritizes planet and people
The World Economic Forum announces today the addition of 13 new sites to its Global Lighthouse Network, a community of 103 world-leading manufacturing facilities...
South Sudan: ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South...