UNIDO and Morocco’s MASEN to strengthen cooperation to deploy renewable energy technologies
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO) and the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy of the Kingdom of
Morocco (MASEN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Health spending set to outpace GDP growth to 2030
Health expenditure will outpace GDP growth over
the next 15 years in almost every OECD country, according to new OECD
forecasts. Health spending per capita will...
EU delivers on stronger European Border and Coast Guard to support Member States
Today, the Council has
officially adopted the Commission's proposal to reinforce the European Border
and Coast Guard. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency will have...
EU-Singapore agreement to enter into force on 21 November 2019
EU Member States today endorsed the trade
agreement between the EU and Singapore. This means the agreement will enter
into force as soon as 21 November.
President...
IRENA Concludes its Eighteenth Council
High-level representatives from 124 member countries attended the 18th
meeting of the IRENA Council, held on November 5 and 6, 2019, in Abu Dhabi, to
review...
Building Emerging Technology Governance Key to Realizing Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
Governments and companies around the world are investing heavily in
emerging technologies to boost growth. The Middle East and North Africa region
could see approximately $400...
Tourism Leading Other Global Sectors in Advancing Gender Equality
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with UN Women, The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), World Bank Group and Amadeus, has launched...
Report sheds light on regulatory reforms a decade after the global financial crisis
A decade after the global
financial crisis, developing countries have increased their minimum capital
requirements to help improve the resilience of banking systems. However,
countries are still...
Trade and Development Bank, UNEP to collaborate on climate finance
In a pledge to continue stepping-up its commitment to climate change
mitigation and adaptation action, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and
Development Bank (TDB) signed...
Erasmus+: EU will invest over €3 billion in young Europeans to study or train abroad in 2020
European Commission published
its 2020 call for proposals for the Erasmus+ programme. 2020 is the last year of the current
European Union programme for mobility and cooperation...