Harnessing tech to employ last-mile tree planters in a COVID-19 world
The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental sustainability.
Environmental, social and governance investments were high on the agenda at...
Reuniting with Birth Family: How to Search for your Biological Relatives
Adoption in the United States is much more common than people think. According to the US Census Bureau, one in every twenty-five families with...
Mineral Production to Soar as Demand for Clean Energy Increases
A new World Bank Group report finds that the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, could increase by nearly 500% by...
75 years on from the Nazi defeat, many still suffer impact of conflict
On 8 and 9 May, the UN commemorates the millions who lost their lives during the Second World War, the tragic conflict that led...
‘Humanitarian catastrophe’ looms in Haiti, threatening years of progress as COVID-19 takes hold
The COVID-19 outbreak could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti, endangering many years of hard-won progress in the Caribbean nation, the Economic and Social...
The impact of the COVID-19 on e-commerce and its interplay with cybersecurity and privacy
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, this year, the UNCTAD’s E-commerce Week was conducted over Webex videoconferencing from 27 April-1 May 2020. The conference convened...
New $15 million Operation to Build Sustainable Growth in Solomon Islands
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$15 million Development Policy Operation for Solomon Islands that will seek to strengthen public...
Homing in on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stands with those suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. UNEP is responding in a number of ways, including by...
ADB Releases Annual Report of Development Effectiveness
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released the 13th annual performance report of its corporate results framework, the Development Effectiveness Review, a management tool...
EU Commission supports Member States in their transition to a climate-neutral economy
The European Commission has approved all requests made by 18 Member States for support with the preparation of their territorial just transition plans, which...