Nigeria to Boost Support for Keeping Adolescent Girls in School
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $500 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for...
Electricity Trade to Unlock Affordable and Reliable Electricity in West Africa
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a total of $300 million in International Development Association (IDA)* credits and grants to support reforms...
Women in Industry and Innovation virtual conference
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with UN Women, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government...
European Commission secures EU access to Remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
Yesterday, the European Commission has signed a contract with the pharmaceutical company Gilead to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir....
UK airlines call for the tax break to help boost demand
Every industry sector has taken a massive hit from the ugly Covid-19 pandemic of 2020. The coronavirus has affected everything for as far as...
COVID-19: World leaders to stay at home, in first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly
The General Debate of the General Assembly, traditionally the most high-profile UN event of the year, will be a slimmed-down affair this September, with...
Children in Nigeria and surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’
Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands of Boko Haram, and are also being deeply affected...
Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’
Consequences of climate change vary from region to region. UN-supported dams in Somalia provide water access to livestock.
The climate emergency generated by global warming,...
COVID-19 provides opportunity to resolve conflicts, address weaknesses across Arab region
António Guterres has released a policy brief outlining four sets of priorities to help these countries build back better and achieve the Sustainable Development...
Zimbabwe: COVID-19 must not be used to stifle freedoms
OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell, speaking to journalists in Geneva, expressed concern over allegations suggesting that Zimbabwean authorities may be using the COVID-19 crisis as...