ILO: Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19
The economic and labour crisis created by the
COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million,
according to a new assessment by the International...
World Bank to Support Inclusive Growth in Liberia
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a $40
million International Development Association (IDA)* project for Liberia to
support a series of pro-poor reforms....
Eastern Partnership: Commission proposes new policy objectives for beyond 2020
European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy have put forward a proposal for the
long-term policy objectives of...
South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19
With South-East Asia reporting more than 480 cases of
COVID-19 and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for countries to “act
now” and urgently scale-up “aggressive” measures to tackle
the disease.
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional
Director, warned...
UNIDO looks at how to assess value chain readiness to adopt blockchain technology
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is
piloting methodology to assess the readiness of a value chain to adopt
blockchain technology. The Global Quality and...
EU Cohesion Policy invests over €1.4 billion in green projects in 7 Member States
Today the European Commission has approved an investment package worth
more than €1.4 billion of EU funds in 14 large infrastructure projects in 7
Member States,...
China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’
China’s experience in containing the spread
of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for
other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior
official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has told UN News in
an in-depth interview.
While more...
A New Circular Economy Action Plan for a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe
What is the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan?
The new Action Plan announces initiatives for the entire life cycle of
products, from design and manufacturing...
Albania moves ahead with inclusive and sustainable industrial development
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO) and the Government of the Republic of Albania have agreed a
comprehensive programmatic framework to achieve inclusive and sustainable
industrial...
Botswana: AfDB supports economic diversification project through FAPA
An economic diversification project supported by the Africa Development
Bank was launched in Botswana last month to strengthen the small stock, tourism
and horticulture industries by...