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Why we must urgently close the data gap to end violence against women

Having the full picture is crucial for effective action to end violence against women. Yet today, efforts to address this critical sustainable development and human rights...

ADB to Help Women Access Affordable Housing Finance in Kazakhstan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million local currency equivalent loan to help expand the lending operations of the Housing Construction Savings Bank...

Madagascar Economic Update: New Start?

Growth continued apace in 2019, although moderating slightly to an estimated 4.7%, according to Madagascar’s latest Economic Update. The report highlights two main decelerating factors: export revenues...

‘Unique opportunity’ to resolve border dispute between Sudan, South Sudan

Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan “have never been closer” to reaching a sustainable peace with each other, and their own internal armed opposition groups, the head...

New Global Roadmap of Action to Guide the Future of Mobility

The Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All) initiative launched today the Global Roadmap of Action toward Sustainable Mobility (GRA), a tool to guide country decision-makers on “how...

Doing Business 2020: GCC States Implement Record Number of Business Climate Reforms

Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) carried out a record new 35 reforms to improve the ease of doing business for their domestic enterprises, according...

Decisive international action needed to end Israeli occupation

The international community has a responsibility and legal obligation to compel Israel to end its 52 year-long “occu-annexation” of Palestinian territory and remove barriers preventing Palestinian...

Two Sub-Saharan African Countries among Most Improved in Ease of Doing Business

Economies in Sub-Saharan Africa continued to improve their business climates, with the region’s largest economy, Nigeria, earning a place among the year’s top global improvers alongside...

2019 Vietnam Industry White Paper presented

The Ministry of Industry and Trade presented the first ever Viet Nam Industry White Paper, which analyses and evaluates the current status of manufacturing and processing...

Companies ‘failing’ to address offline harm incited by online hate

States and companies are “failing” when it comes to combating online hate, the UN independent rights expert, or Special Rapporteur, on freedom of speech and expression said on Monday, ahead...

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