Are VPN Apps Worth the Money?
VPNs are a big part of the internet these days. Virtually every IT expert in the world recommends that you always use one, and...
Sint Maarten Trust Fund Launches Enterprise Support Project
The US$35 million Enterprise Support Project was officially launched today. The project is funded by the Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience Trust Fund,...
Minamata Convention on Mercury: 3 years of protecting health and the environment
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury...
APEC Announces Nominations for 2020 Science Prize
Twelve young scientists across 21 APEC member economies are tackling biodiversity challenges and they have been nominated for this year’s APEC Science Prize for...
Biofuture Platform: 5 Principles for Post-COVID Bioeconomy Recovery and Acceleration
The Biofuture Platform, a twenty-country, multi-stakeholder initiative, announced on the 12 August the launch of a set of voluntary principles. These are intended to...
Exploring financing opportunities for forest landscape restoration
For centuries, world’s forests have been cleared and removed for agricultural or other land uses, often resulting in degraded lands found in almost every...
ADB to Help Boost Farm Incomes in the Philippines with $400 Million Loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support reforms by the Philippine government aimed at raising the productivity...
Webinar on Bioterrorism – A Real World Threat To Today’s Global Economy
Sat, Aug 15, 2020 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EEST
Experts discuss on Pandemics and related Bio-Terrorism, Disturbance in Global Trade, Economic Outlook, Terrorist Funding,...
Somalia: Draft law a ‘major setback’ for victims of sexual violence
The UN official working to end rape during wartime is urging authorities in Somalia to scrap a proposed law that allows for child marriage,...
Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human rights concerns
As of 12 August, some of Cambodia's typical export products such as garments, footwear and travel goods are subject to the European Union's customs...