Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector
The impact of COVID-19 on women in the garment industry has worsened due to underlying challenges including discrimination and harassment, underrepresentation of women’s voice,...
Libyans charting way to secure and prosperous future, but challenges lie ahead
Following years of political instability and conflict, Libya is making substantial progress on the path to peace, the top UN official in the country...
Africa Industrialization Day: Unlocking Africa’s “value-added” industrial potential
Africa Industrialisation Day, which falls on Friday, mobilizes the commitment of the international community to the continent’s industrialisation and gives us the opportunity to...
IEA holds talks with China on a roadmap for reaching its 2060 carbon-neutrality goal
IEA Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol held a productive meeting on 19 November with Mr Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment of China...
UN agencies uphold human rights considerations in COVID-19 data collection
The United Nations and 15 of its agencies have underlined their support for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic which respects the right to...
Remdesivir no COVID-19 silver bullet
An advisory body of the UN health agency is not recommending the use of the high-profile antiviral drug Remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, saying...
Violence, insecurity continues to plague South Sudan communities
Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months in intercommunal violence in South Sudan, amid fears...
Countries commit to restore global land area the size of China
Countries have committed to restoring up to 1 billion hectares of land lost to development, an area roughly the size of China, according to...
Future of an entire generation at risk, as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
While symptoms among children infected with COVID-19 mostly remain mild, infections are rising and the longer-term impact on the education, nutrition and well-being of...
Tigray conflict: EU humanitarian support to Ethiopian refugees reaching Sudan
As more and more Ethiopian refugees fleeing conflict continue to reach the Sudanese borders, the European Commission is mobilising an initial €4 million in...