WTO General Assembly Opens With Sustainability and Innovation Top of the Agenda
The 23rd Session of the General Assembly of the
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened in Saint Petersburg, Russian
Federation, with high-level delegates joining tourism leaders...
Higher education needs to step up efforts to prepare students for the future
Demand for tertiary education continues to rise,
but its further expansion will only be sustainable if it matches the supply of
graduates with labour market and...
International tourism up 4% in first half of 2019, World Tourism Organization reports
International tourist arrivals grew 4% from January to June 2019, compared
to the same period last year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer...
BRIDGE for Cities 4.0: Connecting Cities through the New Industrial Revolution
Organized jointly by the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) and the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation
(FCSSC), “BRIDGE for Cities 4.0 –
Connecting Cities through the...
Iran: New details of shooting Global Hawk disclosed
Deputy of Operations of Iran's Passive Defense Organization Amir
Khoshghalb, in an interview with Mehr news agency, released the details of
downing US Northrop Grumman RQ-4...
Somalia: Boosting Education Outcomes is Critical for Sustained and Inclusive Growth
Improving education outcomes
of the younger generation is key for
enhancing productivity, sustaining economic recovery, boosting
inclusive growth and promoting poverty reduction in Somalia, says the
4th edition of the World Bank’s Somalia
Economic Update (SEU).
Titled Building Education to
Boost Human Capital, the...
Call for Action from Leaders and Business on Violence against Women
Spiralling levels of violence against women in Africa require immediate
action from governments and businesses, including tangible measures to create
safe spaces, experts from across the...
Over-Tourism Concern Looms as Policy, Resources and Infrastructure Stretched by Rapid Travel Growth
Today, the World Economic Forum releases its latest Travel and Tourism Competitiveness
Report (TTCR), ranking 140 countries on their
relative strengths in global tourism and travel....
W Hotels Debuts W Aspen, The Brand’s First Mountain Escape in North America
Set your sights Sky High. W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott
International Inc., today announced the much-anticipated opening of W Aspen
& The Sky Residences at...
Governments must take further action to boost job opportunities at an older age
In the face of rapid population ageing,
governments must promote more and better job opportunities at an older age to
protect living standards and the sustainability...