Commission holds first meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Member States' COVID-19 scientific advisors to the first meeting of the EU scientific advice platform on COVID-19. The...
Libyan elections to take place in December 2021
National elections in Libya will take place on 24 December 2021, Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN mission in the country, announced on...
Deep-Sea Mineral Platform Launched Ahead of Battery Boom
A new way to meet the growing demand for minerals critical to electric vehicle, electronics and battery manufacturers could become commercially available within this...
World Bank to Support Serbia Manage Fiscal Risks
The World Bank has launched a new advisory project to support Serbia build further resilience against fiscal risks and reduce the country’s vulnerability to...
To combat climate change and nature loss, multilateralism is key: Nordic countries
The 2020 consultations between the five Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) generated...
The Importance of Statistics in Politics
Statistics is what it means to prove something with data! Statistics are pure mathematical equations that are used for inferring or analyzing things. Today...
Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for Transformational Changes
As agriculture and food systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) try to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers...
COVID-19 and Low Oil Prices Push Millions of Iraqis into Poverty
The twin shocks of COVID-19 pandemic and the collapse of oil prices have caused significant economic challenges and pushed millions of Iraqis into poverty,...
COVID-19: Consequences of ‘chronic under-investment in public health’ laid bare
A global chronic under-investment in public health has been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, which must now lead to a major re-think in how...
As Demand Surges, Deloitte and Cisco Help Governments Reimagine Contact Centers
Governments are facing increased demand for services, reduced budgets and a limited workforce. Deloitte and Cisco are helping them meet that demand through next-generation...