Upgrading Cambodia’s quality infrastructure
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH), in partnership with
the Republic of Korea, have conducted a training...
Making Europe’s businesses future-ready
EU Commission presents a new Strategy to help Europe's industry lead the
twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership. The
Strategy aims to drive Europe's...
Can renewables give climate-displaced women in Bangladesh a new beginning?
It is nightfall in the village of Char Baghutia in Manikganj
district in central Bangladesh. Twenty-seven-year-old Miriam is hunched over a
rickety old sewing machine, under...
Trade tensions and coronavirus: Global services export market faces uncertainty
Despite steady growth over the last decade, the future prospects for global
services trade are likely to be dampened by the coronavirus (COVID-19)
epidemic, its likely...
EU paves the way for a stronger, more ambitious partnership with Africa
The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy today proposed the basis for a new strategy with Africa. The
communication sets...
World Bank Supports Georgia’s Human Capital by Helping Enhance the Quality of Education
The Government of Georgia and
the World Bank launched today the Innovation,
Inclusion and Quality (I2Q) project at
an event held at the Ceremonial Palace of Georgia....
‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afghanistan alleged war crimes
Prosecutors have been given the green light to
investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan - and
beyond its borders – linked to...
Let’s make every day a step towards a gender equal world
On 8 March, we celebrate
International Women’s Day with this year’s theme “I am Generation Equality:
Realizing Women’s Rights”.
We still have a long way to...
Senegal to Improve Governance and Solid Waste Management
The World Bank Group’s Board
of Directors approved today an International Development Association (IDA)
credit of $125 million to support Senegal in strengthening the solid waste
management...
UNECE and FAO support Kazakhstan’s development of forest sector Master Plan
Forests are high on the
political agenda of Kazakhstan. The country has been developing a strategic
document for the country’s forest sector, in collaboration with the...