UNICEF reports three-fold rise in verified attacks on children since 2010
Conflicts around the world are lasting longer and
claiming more young lives, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Monday, as the agency reported that over
this ‘deadly decade’, there has been a three-fold rise in
verified attacks on...
Spotlight on Ethiopia’s tree-planting programme
“Climate change impacts have greatly affected Ethiopia in terms of
flooding, drought and food insecurity,” says Margaret Oduk, Programme Coordinator
of UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Liaison...
Women in Business “must be knowledgeable and trust their knowledge”
Women who set up their own businesses will succeed if they are
knowledgeable about their field and “trust their knowledge”; that’s according
to the owner of...
Ending war only ‘real hope’ for prosperous Afghanistan
Only by ending the war in Afghanistan can there be “real hope” for a
prosperous future for the country, the top UN official there said on Thursday.
Tadamichi...
ADB Deal with RG Brands to Support Women-Run Businesses in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and RG Brands (RGB), a leading food and
beverage group in Kazakhstan, signed a $20 million loan to modernize operations
along...
Ambitious project to restore Andean forests
Growing at altitudes of up to 5,000 metres, polylepis forests,
comprising 28 recognized shrub and tree species endemic to the mid- and
high-elevation regions of the...
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...