IRENA and ESCAP Step up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific’s Crisis Response
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to...
Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits
Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with COVID-19 restrictions a new factor adding to people’s...
New UN initiative to reduce plastic pollution from ASEAN cities
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in partnership with the Government of Japan, today launched a new...
Covid-19 tracing apps: ensuring privacy and data protection
Dedicated mobile apps could play a key role in the fight against Covid-19 and the EU has been working with member states to develop...
New free online learning portal and career board for manufacturing jobs
The COVID-19 outbreak is disrupting manufacturing and global value chains, with consequences for businesses, consumers and the global economy. Under this context, through the...
World Bank Supports Innovative Social Assistance Project in Armenia
Today the World Bank Country Manager for Armenia Sylvie Bossoutrot and President of the Armenian Association of Social Workers (AASW), Mira Antonyan signed a Grant Agreement...
Covid-19: EU recovery plan should include climate crisis action
As the EU looks at how best to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, MEPs say the Green Deal must be at...
Record child displacement figures due to conflict and violence in 2019
A new UN report finds that some 19 million children were displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019, more...
Von der Leyen: World stands united against coronavirus and will win
In an unprecedented global effort to fight the coronavirus, countries and organisations from across the world on 4 May raised EUR 7.4 billion for...
Reducing nitrogen pollution requires joined-up efforts to avoid ecological mayhem
While the world is attempting to address major environmental problems of our times, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation, nitrogen pollution remains...