ADB Approves $500 Million Loan to Expand Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to construct new metro rail lines in Bengaluru, India.
Bengaluru is the capital city...
Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women
Afghanistan’s justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes, despite a 2009 law that was hailed as a significant...
WEF Initiative to Enable Equitable and Trusted Use of Data for Global Common Good
Governments, researchers and the healthcare industry have always relied on the insights data provides to make decisions that benefit the public good, a challenge...
Transition to a new EU farm policy: food security and protecting farmers’ income
Delays in negotiating EU farm policy reforms will not affect farmers’ incomes. The Parliament will vote in December on a proposal to ensure a...
EU and the Tony Elumelu Foundation join forces to improve economic empowerment of women
The European Union and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, are joining forces to support more than 2,500...
54 million women and youth face staggering humanitarian challenges
As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact women and girls hit by multiple humanitarian crises, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency appealed on Monday...
ILO Governing Body calls for urgent action on seafarer COVID-19 crisis
The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization has taken the exceptional action of adopting a Resolution to address the dire situation of seafarers...
More inclusive investments in education to improve learning outcomes in Thailand
A new World Bank report shows a decline in student performance in reading and a stagnation of scores in math and science, and links...
International community reaches important milestone in fight against tax evasion
New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important...
New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism
A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov...