Moscow innovation ecosystem became prize-winner of Quality Innovation Award 2020
The Moscow Innovation Ecosystem program dedicated to testing innovative solutions became a prize-winner of the international Quality Innovation Award Forum in the Public Sector...
Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo
Atrocities committed by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have become part of a systematic pattern to disrupt lives,...
Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance
A catastrophic fire on Saturday, at a border between Afghanistan and Iran has damaged an UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reception centre, stalling...
COVID infections drop 16% worldwide in one week
In its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although the number of gobal infections have fallen by 16 per cent in a week – 500,000 fewer cases – regions, including Europe, are still in the grip of the virus whose variants are spreading.
The number of coronavirus deaths also declined...
Services trade restrictions increased in 2020, compounding COVID-19 economic shock
The global regulatory environment for services trade became more restrictive in 2020, with new barriers compounding the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic on exporters,...
Nornickel to switch to cleaner natural gas fuel at Polar operations
Russia’s Nornickel plans to gradually replace diesel fuel with cleaner natural gas at its Polar operations, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The...
Glacier collapse in India a worrying sign of what’s to come
A deadly flood in northern India, sparked by a cratering glacier, was not an isolated incident but the result of a rapidly warming planet,...
Strong EU trade enforcement rules enter into force
Robust new trade enforcement rules have entered into force that will further strengthen the EU's toolbox in defending its interests. With the update of...
New UNIDO publication on South-South and triangular industrial cooperation
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has released a new publication on the Organization’s work in the area of South-South and triangular industrial...
Explainer: The Recovery and Resilience Facility
What are the main elements of the agreement on the Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation (RRF)?
The political agreement reached by co-legislators in December and...