Dual-use goods: what are they and why are new rules needed?
The EU is working on new export rules for so-called dual-use goods to prevent them being misused in human rights violations.
What are dual-use goods?
Dual-use...
Seafarers and aircrew need priority COVID-19 vaccination
The heads of five UN organizations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination, given their key role...
Pandemic threatens lost decade for development
The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed development gains for millions in poor countries, creating an even more sharply unequal world, according to a new UN...
Africa’s sustainable industrialization in the digital era in the context of COVID-19
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has presented its Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2020: Industrializing in the digital age at a side event...
Tourism’s Recovery Strategies
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnered with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to lead a conversation on what the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on...
Explainer: EU4Health Programme 2021-2027
What is EU4Health?
EU4Health is the fourth EU health programme, which will run from 2021-2027. It is the EU's ambitious health response to the COVID-19...
Digitalization and Regional Cooperation Can Spur SDG Progress Despite Pandemic
Digital transformation and renewed regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific can spur the region’s equitable, sustainable, and resilient recovery from the coronavirus disease...
How to Learn French Quickly and Effectively
The French language is always associated with love, hate, cuisine, fashion, and arts. There are about 300 million French-speaking people in the world. Of...
54th ADB Annual Meeting to Focus on Collaboration for a Resilient and Green Recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold its 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in a virtual format from 3 to 5...
Wastewater and excreta an untapped resource for solving environmental risks
A book by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), launched on World Water Day, reports that the sanitation waste...