COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out
During Wednesday’s World Health Organization briefing on COVID-19, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for funding to fight the spread of the deadly Delta...
World Bank: $60 million agreement to improve Nepal’s higher education sector
The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed a $60 million financing agreement for the Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program today to...
WEF to Establish Global Centre for Urban Transformation in Detroit
The World Economic Forum today announced plans to establish a new global Centre for Urban Transformation headquartered in Detroit. The Centre seeks to increase...
Taylor & Francis Published China and Eurasia Book Edited by Mher Sahakyan and Heinz Gärtner
Routledge an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group published China and Eurasia Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order...
APEC Posts Strong First Quarter Growth, on Track to hit 6.4% in 2021
The APEC region posted a 6.1 percent increase in economic growth in the first quarter of 2021, bouncing back strongly from a 2 percent...
Toxic blaze: the true cost of crop burning
People around the world are bracing for what has become known as the season of smog.
With autumn around the corner, many countries are entering...
Global Business Management Platforms Supporting The COVID Pandemic Recovery
There are plenty of advanced global business management software platforms that are driving the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. According to recent data, over fifty-percent of...
Report details grave violations against children in Afghanistan
Thousands of boys and girls have been killed or injured over the past two years in Afghanistan, according to the latest UN report on Children and...
World Bank and Partners Announce New Global Fund for Cybersecurity
The World Bank announced today the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund under the broader Digital Development Partnership (DDP) umbrella program.
Digital transformation...
Seven things you should know about household air pollution
Every year, nearly 4 million people die prematurely from indoor air pollution. Many succumb to diseases linked to inhaling smoke from kerosene, wood and...