Future EU-UK Partnership: Q&A on the negotiating directives
What has the Council adopted today?
The General Affairs Council has today adopted a decision, as expected, to
authorise the opening of the future partnership negotiations...
Towards advancing green business and circular economy in Africa
Policy makers and stakeholders across Africa are meeting to chart green
economy opportunities in the agriculture sector under the lead of the Switch
Africa Green programme....
With Gaza violence ‘escalating as we speak,’ UN envoy calls for ‘immediate stop’
It is no longer enough to reaffirm past agreements
on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according
to a senior UN envoy, who said on Monday that it is
time to “find our way back to
a mutually agreed mediation framework” to
resume meaningful negotiations towards a two-State
solution.
“While there may be different...
The EU’s Response to COVID-19
The European
Commission is working on all fronts to support efforts to tackle the COVID-19
outbreak. This includes ongoing coordination with Member States to share
information, assess...
AIIB Donates USD1M to Help China Fight COVID-19
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is contributing USD1
million to help China control the spread of COVID-19. The amount comprises
donations from AIIB staff and...
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...
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties exceed 10,000 for sixth straight year
More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed and injured last
year, according to a new United Nations report that details record-high
levels of civilian harm in...
UNIDO and Switzerland expand cooperation to support cocoa value chain in Nicaragua’s mining triangle
LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), and Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Foreign Minister
of the Swiss Confederation, have signed an...
La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra Develop Urban Resilience with World Bank Support
The World Bank Board of Directors approved two loans totaling US$70 million
today to support the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz de la...
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...