Public Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate for International Travel, Not Everyday Activities
A new World Economic Forum/IPSOS survey found three in four people support COVID-19 vaccine certificates for travelers entering their country. Two in three think...
‘Make or break moment’ for forests
Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore our relationship with the natural world, the deputy UN chief said on Monday at...
Why Bankers use Data Rooms
Investment banks and any other institution that deals with sensitive data have a responsibility to be GDPR compliant. When it comes to non-compliance and...
Subdued Recovery Expected in Western Balkans, Following Historic Recession
Growth in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia – the six countries of the Western Balkans – is expected to...
Economic Rebound in Turkey this Year Could Be Impacted by Domestic Macroeconomic Volatility
The World Bank issued today its latest edition of the Turkey Economic Monitor (TEM), which takes stock of recent economic developments and provides the...
Improving productivity key to unleashing sustainable growth in Central America
The six Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) can increase the productivity of their economies and workforce and...
35 years on from Chernobyl nuclear accident: Disasters know no borders
In his message for Chernobyl International Remembrance Day on Monday, the UN chief reminded that “disasters know no borders”.
A 20-second shut down of the...
Joining hands to strengthen food safety knowledge in West Africa
In the context of the Guinea-Bissau component of the European Union-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization...
IEA supports Indonesia’s plans for deploying renewable energy
The IEA is carrying out a large work programme on power system enhancement with the Government of Indonesia to help it modernise the country’s...
Global carbon dioxide emissions are set for their second-biggest increase in history
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 – the second-largest increase in history – reversing...