Amid economic slowdown, strategic approach needed for Nepal’s resilient recovery
Economic growth is estimated to contract sharply to 2.1% in FY2021 from the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown, despite efforts by the government to...
Venezuelan Migration Could Raise GDP Growth in Ecuador by Up to 2 Percent
A recent study led by the World Bank estimates that Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador, most of them highly educated young people, could...
COVID-19 is not just seasonal, as ‘first wave’ continues
The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging...
Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities
Cities have proved to be “ground zero” the world over for the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to...
Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: Rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey which took them through...
How do you define lawful peaceful protest? UNHRC has a clear answer
People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and Governments should respect international law and let them do so, senior UN-appointed independent rights experts said...
World Bank Support to Empower Zambia’s Women, Girls, and the Poorest Households
Earlier this month, the Zambian government and the World Bank have signed a credit agreement for additional financing to support the Girls Education and...
EU and China discuss trade and economic relations
The European Union and China held today their 8th High-Level Trade and Economic Dialogue (HED). Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, accompanied by Commissioner for Trade Phil...
New guidelines aim to support mangrove restoration in the Western Indian Ocean
For many coastal communities, including those in the Western Indian Ocean region, mangroves are critical to economic and food security. A new set of...
Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast
Testimonies published by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, with the DRC’s Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), reveal random killings, torture, forced labour and beatings.
Other people...