EU, Iceland and Norway agree to deepen their cooperation in climate action
Climate change is a global threat and demands
global action: the more countries join forces, the bigger the chances we can
master this major challenge of...
Rapid proliferation of small UAS and their threats boost market growth prospects
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Counter UAS Market, Forecast to 2024, reveals that heightened demand for commercial unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) by the...
EU-Jordan cooperation remains strong and diverse
With 2019 marking the 40th anniversary of the
European Union's presence in Jordan, the partnership between the EU and Jordan
remains strong and diverse.
Today, the report...
Colombia must boost digital transformation and take further steps to ensure benefits are shared by all
Colombia has taken important actions in recent years
to foster digital transformation, but more needs to be done to ensure that the
opportunities and benefits of...
New report reveals progress towards eliminating plastic pollution
The positive scale of global efforts to prevent plastic pollution has
been revealed in a new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration...
Why we must urgently close the data gap to end violence against women
Having the full picture is crucial for
effective action to end violence against women. Yet today, efforts to address
this critical sustainable development and human rights...
ADB to Help Women Access Affordable Housing Finance in Kazakhstan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million local
currency equivalent loan to help expand the lending operations of the Housing
Construction Savings Bank...
Madagascar Economic Update: New Start?
Growth continued apace in 2019, although
moderating slightly to an estimated 4.7%, according to Madagascar’s latest
Economic Update. The report highlights two main decelerating factors: export
revenues...
Offshore wind to become a $1 trillion industry
Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades,
boosting efforts to decarbonise energy systems and reduce air pollution as it
becomes a growing...
‘Unique opportunity’ to resolve border dispute between Sudan, South Sudan
Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan “have never been
closer” to reaching a sustainable peace with each other, and their own internal
armed opposition groups, the head...