World Bank Launches Inaugural Sustainable Development Bond Impact Report
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today published its first impact report covering all bond issuances and the entire...
Greece takes over the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
Greece today took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from Georgia during a video-conference meeting with representatives...
Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future crises
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries, and recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented...
CFOs are optimistic they can keep their customers and employees safe
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to slowly lift in some countries while others remain in lockdown, PwC’s latest COVID-19 CFO Pulse reveals a sense of...
Research Shows Strength of Tourism Sector’s Support for Workers and Communities
Employers from across global tourism are taking the lead in supporting their workers and helping the communities in which they operate, research carried out...
Strengthening Agriculture and Food Security in Senegal in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$150 million IDA credit to support Senegal in strengthening agricultural productivity and helping build...
New World Bank Project to Bolster Climate Action in South Asia
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $39.5 million project to help South Asia build resilience to climate threats and disasters...
COVID-19 will compromise the transition to clean energy without urgent stakeholder action
The coronavirus pandemic risks cancelling out recent progress in transitioning to clean energy, with unprecedented falls in demand, price volatility and pressure to quickly...
UNEP steps up work on zoonotics, protecting environment to reduce pandemic risks
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is stepping up its work on mapping zoonotic threat and protecting the environment to reduce the risk of future...
‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as pandemic continues
As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions...