Top Ten Technologies That Will Change International Trade
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies and services, which have kept international trade flowing even as the movement of people...
Iran nuclear deal: ‘Heated rhetoric widen differences
Although the landmark Iran nuclear deal could improve regional stability if fully implemented, increased tensions have highlighted the risks posed by escalation, the UN’s...
CAR: UN rights office warns of ‘escalating violence’ ahead of Sunday poll
Just days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in armed violence is threatening the safety of civilians and their right...
COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere
Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected...
World could lose coral reefs by end of century
Every one of the world’s coral reefs could bleach by the end of the century, unless there are drastic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, the...
World Bank Provides Financing for Viable Micro and Small Firms in Turkey
A new project will help avert the closure of viable micro and small enterprises (MSEs) affected by the health and economic shocks of the...
In Norway, the closure of the Russian plant was called a Christmas Gift
A Russian Christmas gift for Norway was called the closure of a metallurgical plant in the town of Nikel, Murmansk region. This opinion was...
New COVID-19 variants under the microscope as travel bans mount over UK mutation
The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South...
Tigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes
Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
The appeal...
Vietnam can learn from COVID-19 crisis to address its environmental challenge
Vietnam is expected to grow by almost 3 percent in 2020 while the world economy is expected to contract at least by 4 percent...