ADB Finances First Wind Power and Battery Storage Project in Thailand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a THB235.55 million ($7.2 million equivalent) loan with Lomligor Company Limited (Lomligor), a subsidiary of BCPG Public...
Better Management of Public Finance at All Levels Will Boost Public Services for Ukrainians
The World Bank and the European Union released today the results of two sub-national Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessments of Khmelnitskyi oblast and...
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic could help turn the tide on the well-being of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a UN report published on...
UNWTO Releases a COVID-19 Technical Assistance Package for Tourism Recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package to offer guidance to Member States in response to COVID-19. The...
Deadly gas leak in India, grim wake-up call for global chemical industry
Last week’s deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India, is a grim wake up call for the chemical industry...
G7 nations need to get gender equality right for a better future for women at work
The International Labour Organization, UN Women and the European Union have called on G7 nations to put in place measures to promote gender equality...
Workers and COVID-19: Access to healthcare, now ‘a matter of life and death’
The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could compromise recovery plans, expose millions of people to...
How to safely resume travel and reboot Europe’s tourism in 2020 and beyond
EU Commission presents a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after...
COVID-19 is disrupting a food industry already thrown into turmoil by climate change
Today’s COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the critical role of rice in ensuring global food security while combating climate change.
The world eats a lot of...
CEO Action Group Will Support European Commission on Advancing European Green Deal
The World Economic Forum brought together leaders from the European Commission with chief executives and top-level representatives from the private sector to discuss the...