Haitian leaders urged to end political impasse
Leaders in Haiti must step up and end the political impasse between President Jovenel Moïse and a surging opposition movement that has paralyzed the island nation since July 2018, the top UN official there said on Thursday...
Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to
flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said...
Safer Roads to Add Over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies
South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and
Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the
next decade to...
Shaping Europe’s digital future: What you need to know
The EU is pursuing a digital strategy
that builds on our successful history of technology, innovation and ingenuity,
vested in European values, and projecting them onto...
Afghan youth are helping shape the country’s first national environmental policy
Over 40 years of conflict and insecurity have taken their toll on
Afghanistan in countless ways. Amongst the casualties, nature. For example,
interminable conflict has increased...
UNWTO Places Tourism in the European Parliament
To mark the start of the new mandate of the European Commission,
Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili was in Brussels for a series of
high-level meetings. In a...
European Commission presents strategies for data and Artificial Intelligence
Today, the Commission unveils its ideas and actions for a digital transformation that works for all, reflecting the best of
Europe: open, fair, diverse, democratic...
JW Marriott Debuts in Oman’s Historic Capital
JW Marriott announced the opening of JW Marriott Muscat today, setting the stage for distinctive experiences in Oman’s historic capital. Located in the heart...
Each Additional School Year for Pakistani Girls Increases Future Earnings by Up To 10%
At Pakistan’s Second Human Capital Summit held today in Islamabad,
participants highlighted the need to invest in girls’ education and women’s
economic empowerment as crucial to...
APEC Needs to Look Beyond Numbers, Bring Concrete Benefits to People
The current volatility and uncertainty of the international trade
environment requires APEC to be dynamic, said Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy
Secretary General of Industry of...