Gambia Secures Additional Funds to Improve Health Care
Today, the World Bank Board approved $50 million additional financing in the form of grants from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve the...
UNIDO and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste partner to scale circular solutions to plastic waste
A cooperation framework for jointly tackling global plastic waste using circular economy approaches was signed today by LI Yong, Director-General of the United Nations...
Spotlight Initiative combats gender-based violence during COVID-19 pandemic
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through a joint UN and European Union (EU)...
Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia
With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next...
World Bank Group and Azerbaijan Sign Agreement to Strengthen Partnership
The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the World Bank Group signed today an Agreement on Establishing and Operation of Offices in Azerbaijan.
The...
Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever
Although progress has been made in Somalia’s electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in...
Youth embody ‘spirit’ of 21st century more than parents
Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other global challenges, children and youth are nearly 50 per cent more likely...
5 Reasons To Go Offline at Four Seasons Resorts in Bali
Free WiFi is expected at five-star hotels nowadays, and as such it’s a standard inclusion for guests of Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran...
Madagascar: ‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger
The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top...
Speeding, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Common Among Drivers in Vientiane
Almost three-quarters of drivers in Vientiane routinely break speed limits and nearly a third of evening motorists have been drinking alcohol, new research on...