APEC Advances Digitization of the APEC Business Travel Card
Officials from APEC member economies break new ground in digitizing the
APEC Business Travel Card scheme, seeking to modernize the process and make it
easier for...
The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud, Bali Welcomes Travelers to a Serene Wellness Escape
Westin Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of its latest
Bali Resort, The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud, Bali, located amidst a rich
expanse of...
Obesity-Related Diseases Among Top Three Killers in Most Countries
Long believed to be a problem exclusive to high-income countries, evidence
shows that over 70 percent of the world's 2 billion overweight and obese
individuals live...
EU Cohesion Policy: Involving citizens to ensure better results
The Commission decided to launch two new pilot actions to involve
citizens more when rolling out cohesion projects on the ground. The aim is to
support...
Preparing Dushanbe for a New Digital Era
“Preparing Dushanbe for a New
Digital Era” was the theme of a workshop held on February 4th and hosted
jointly by the Government of the Republic...
2020: The year for action, to ‘rise up’ and safeguard ocean life
With the ocean in deep crisis, members of civil society
and philanthropic organisations are urging governments and
corporations to take bold action to safeguard the ocean. After a
two-day preparatory meeting in New York ahead...
The crucial role of carbon capture technologies for clean energy transitions
The International Energy Agency held a high-level workshop today on the
role that carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) can play in a cleaner
and more...
EU accession process: Revised enlargement methodology
Today's Communication sets out the Commission's proposals to strengthen
the EU accession process. It aims to make the enlargement process more
credible, predictable, dynamic and subject...
2020’s ‘wind of madness’ indicates growing instability
Rising instability and unpredictable geopolitical tensions have led
to a “wind of madness” across the world, Secretary-General
António Guterres said on Tuesday during
his main annual press conference for journalists
at UN Headquarters in New York.
Following recent flare-ups in some hotspots, the...
Shifting the needle on biodiversity conservation in India
In some ways India could be considered test case for the rest of the
world, as it works out how to feed its population of...