New development models to drive growth and employment for youth in Africa
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the
Global Environment Outlook-6 (GEO-6) for Youth in Africa report on the margins
of the 17th session of...
Latin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth
Latin
America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor
of 40 by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy...
ADB Project to Promote Rural Entrepreneurship in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a
$50 million loan for a project that will improve the livelihoods and increase
incomes of small farmers in...
Climate change: Scientists warn over impact on food security and oceans
UN climate scientists presented MEPs with new
evidence on how climate change is affecting food production and oceans.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is
the United...
Cybersecurity: A Crucial Element of Socio-economic Stability and Prosperity
Cybersecurity has become a key safeguard to future socio-economic
prosperity and stability as industries are transitioning towards data- and
technology-driven business models and governments grapple with...
ADB to Help Improve Rural Water Supply, Sanitation in Kyrgyz Republic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a
$27.4 million financing package to provide safe and reliable water supply and
sanitation services to more than 64,000...
IRENA Facilitates Investment and Renewable Projects on Ground in Africa
Boosting renewable energy projects on the
ground requires scaling up investment. IRENA’s state-of-the-art analysis of
enabling policy frameworks and finance mechanisms channel public and private
investment in...
Africa-Europe Alliance: Two new financial guarantees under the EU External Investment Plan
Today in the margins of the 2019 Africa
Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, the European Commission signed
two guarantee agreements with two Member States' development...
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...