Lao PDR: New Financing to Improve Access to Health and Nutrition Services
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today
approved US$23 million for Lao PDR under the Health and Nutrition Services
Access Project (HANSA). The project aims...
Tapping the Economic Potential of Women
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
celebrates International Women’s Day by reiterating its commitment to
prioritize and promote the role of women in the economy through...
Tech Companies Take Down 3 Million Online Listings for Trafficked Wildlife
Online technology companies in the Coalition to End Wildlife
Trafficking Online reported removing or blocking over
3 million listings for endangered and threatened species and associated
products...
More support key for counter-terrorism in Africa, where ‘misogyny is at the heart of so many’ groups
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for
greater international support to African countries in
their continued fight against terrorism and violent extremism,
particularly in parts of the Sahel, the Lake...
Explainer: European Coordinated Response on Coronavirus
What is the Commission doing to ensure adequate supply of protective
equipment and medicines across Europe?
The Commission is taking all necessary steps to ensure adequate...
UN human rights chief: Racism and xenophobia are ‘contagious killers’ too
The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions
around the world already into “social distancing”, keeping a metre apart to
prevent its spread, but it will not...
Aloft Hotels Makes a Splash in Bali with the Opening of Aloft Bali Seminyak
Aloft Hotels, Marriott International’s hotel brand for music enthusiasts and tech-savvy
travelers, announces the opening of Aloft
Bali Seminyak. Located in the heart of vibrant
Seminyak, the...
Von der Leyen on Coronavirus response: EU to be determined and united
Announcing today European measures to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would...
COVID-19: UNWTO Calls on Tourism to be Part of Recovery Plans
In an update on the sector’s response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) offers a first assessment pointing to a...
Democracy is sliding away in Myanmar, warns top rights investigator
Daily fighting in Myanmar, widespread internet blackouts and reporting
restrictions, indicate that the shift to more democratic rule is “sliding
away”, a senior UN-appointed independent rights...