World Bank Supports Indonesia’s Agriculture Sector to Become More Resilient
The Government of Indonesia will develop models for supporting sustainable and inclusive agriculture value chains in nine selected locations through the Agriculture Value Chain...
How to better protect cultural heritage from the impact of climate change
Coinciding with the European Heritage Days 2022, which this year revolve around the topic of sustainability, the Commission publishes today a report on strengthening...
Tunisia: Pressing reform needed to help stabilize public finances
The slow economic recovery from COVID-19 and a delay in carrying out key reforms, including of subsidies, is likely to further strain Tunisia’s public...
World Bank Support to Help Strengthen Kyrgyz Republic’s Social Protection System
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $30 million for the Strengthening Social Assistance and Labor Market Programs project. The objectives of...
World Bank Group Delivers Record $31.7 Billion in Climate Finance in Fiscal Year 2022
The World Bank Group delivered a record $31.7 billion in fiscal year 2022 (FY22) to help countries address climate change. This is a 19%...
Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General...
UN experts: The air that keeps us alive is making us sick
International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, marked on 7 September, takes place in a world where almost all the air we breathe...
Queen Elizabeth II: ‘Reassuring presence’ throughout decades of ‘sweeping change’
Secretary-General António Guterres expressed on Thursday, his deep sadness at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom...
Social contract needed to lift Asia and Pacific region’s workforce out of poverty
Denied decent work opportunities and highly vulnerable to systemic shocks such as pandemics or economic downturns, workers in Asia and the Pacific are under...
Hope for Hepatitis Patients as New Paper Presents Path to its Elimination
The World Economic Forum published a white paper today detailing Egypt’s remarkable success against viral hepatitis. Through expert analysis of specific policies, the paper...