The wonder trees that nurture marine biodiversity
This 2020 theme for the International Day of Forests on 21 March is Forests and
Biodiversity. It's an often-quoted fact that forests
are home to 80...
Coronavirus: EU standards for medical supplies made freely available to facilitate increase of production
In the context of the Coronavirus crisis, the Commission is working with
industry and Member States to maximise the availability of masks, gloves, gowns
and other...
A higher standard: Global tools for the empowerment of women & girls
We live in a world designed by men, for
men. Women are widely under-represented in the committees that develop
standards that lay out the specifications for...
ADB Approves $3 Million Grant to Support Indonesia’s Fight Against COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $3 million grant to
support the Indonesian government’s fight against the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic.
The grant will help...
Egypt: Providing Low Income Citizens with Affordable Housing
The World Bank has announced additional financing of US$500 million to
support ongoing efforts to improve the affordability of formal housing for
low-income households in Egypt...
Guterres: Turn around deforestation in 2020, the ‘Nature Super Year’
On the International Day of Forests, which falls on Saturday, UN chief António Guterres is calling for
2020, which has been referred to as a...
Wastewater A Resource that Can Pay Dividends for People, the Environment, and Economies
The world’s wastewater – 80
percent of which is released into the environment without adequate treatment –
is a valuable resource from which clean water, energy,...
World Bank Approves US$70 Million to Support Jamaica’s Fiscal Sustainability and Resilience
The World Bank Board of
Executive Directors approved today US$70 million in budget support financing to
Jamaica to support the country’s reform program and efforts to...
COVID-19: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests
For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began last December,
China has reported no domestic cases of the disease, the head of
the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported...
Scaling up Social Accountability in Key Public Services in Cambodia
The World Bank approved two complementary grants today to support social
accountability in key public services such as health centers, primary schools,
and local administration in...