Deforestation has slowed down but still remains a concern
The finding comes in its latest Global Forest Resources Assessment report (FRA 2020), which aims to turn the tide on deforestation, or the conversion...
COVID-19: No return to ‘old normal’, as cases top 15 million
Most cases, or 10 million, were in just 10 countries, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for nearly half. On Thursday afternoon,...
Ethiopia urged to allow peaceful demonstrations, investigate protestor deaths
Independent UN human rights experts are urging the Ethiopian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, in a new appeal for investigations into the deaths of...
Making capital markets work for Europe’s recovery
The European Commission has today adopted a Capital Markets Recovery Package, as part of the Commission's overall coronavirus recovery strategy. On 28 April, the...
ASEAN Youths Emerge from the Pandemic More Resilient, Adaptive and Creative
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions, putting ASEAN youths to a tough test. ASEAN youths exhibited signs of strong resilience, adaptability and creativity...
Global Call to Boost Diversity of Genomic Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic provides another painful example of the healthcare disparities experienced among ethnic populations. These disparities are not unique to COVID-19, but are...
Global Gas Flaring Jumps to Levels Last Seen in 2009
Estimates from satellite data show global gas flaring increased to levels not seen in more than a decade, to 150 billion cubic meters (bcm),...
Sierra Leone to Boost Market Access and Agricultural Productivity for Smallholder Farmers
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $30 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support agricultural productivity and access to markets...
The COVID-19 Shock to Kazakhstan’s Economy Largest in Two Decades
For the first time since the late 1990s Kazakhstan’s economy is expected to contract by projected 3 percent in 2020 with a moderate recovery...
Tunisia as Host Country for TICAD 8
The Republic of Tunisia will host the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) to be held in 2022. The Government of Japan announced on Thursday, 16 July 2020.
The...