Much work needed to ‘target unacceptable levels’ of racism in Ecuador
Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies
to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of
African Descent said on Monday,...
Deloitte Leader Nitin Mittal Named AI Innovator of the Year by AI Business
Deloitte today announced that Nitin Mittal, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and analytics and cognitive
practice lead and artificial intelligence (AI) strategic growth offering
co-lead, is the...
2020: A crunch year for the biodiversity and climate emergencies
Over the last few months, the scientific community has repeatedly
sounded the alarm on biodiversity breakdown and the climate emergency.
Scientists and most governments agree that...
Rohingya crisis: EU strengthens humanitarian support with €10 million
The European Commission is releasing a further €10 million in
humanitarian aid to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar. This
comes on top of...
EU is boosting its support to Morocco with new programmes worth €389 million
The European Commission is
today adopting new cooperation programmes worth €389 million in support of
the Kingdom of Morocco, in order to support reforms, inclusive development and
border...
AIIB Invests in Central Asia’s Largest Wind Farm with First Project in Kazakhstan
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has
approved a USD46.7-million loan for the construction and operation of a
100-megawatt wind power plant in southern Kazakhstan which,...
Inequality compromises inclusive growth and social cohesion
The
International Labour Organization (ILO), in a joint statement with other
international agencies attending the Paris G7 meeting, has called for countries
to implement a range of...
Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine
Following a “thorough, independent and objective
assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced
on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation...
After renewable energy, what else can salvage climate change?
Three decades ago, renewable energy was considered too
futuristic. The idea of plugging a car into a wall socket was unthinkable.
Today, both these things are...
China must close its “re-education camps” for Uyghurs in Xinjiang
MEPs express serious concern about China’s repression
of the Uyghurs and call on the Chinese government to close the “re-education
camps” in Xinjiang immediately.
MEPs strongly
condemn that...