Croatia on the way to join the Schengen Area
The Commission is today
reporting on Croatia's progress in meeting the necessary conditions to join the
Schengen area. The European Commission considers that, based on the...
Asia Poised to Become Dominant Market for Wind Energy
Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from
230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new...
J.P. Morgan to Support New World Bank Fund for Skills Development of India’s Workforce
J.P. Morgan today announced an up to $10 million commitment to a new
World Bank Multi Donor Trust Fund focused on improving the quality of...
Libya: €2 million in humanitarian assistance to cover basic needs
As many continue to suffer from the ongoing
conflict in Libya, the European Commission has announced today €2 million in
additional humanitarian aid to help those...
UNIDO supports Budapest Appeal to prevent and manage looming water crises
LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) acted as a panelist during the opening session
of Budapest Water Summit 2019,...
Global solar PV market set for spectacular growth over next 5 years
The installation of solar PV systems on homes, commercial buildings and
industrial facilities is set to take off over the next five years, transforming
the way...
OECD and European Commission join forces to further support structural reforms in European countries
The OECD and the European Commission’s
Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) sealed a new agreement today in Paris
that will see the OECD provide wide-ranging policy...
Guterres: We must do everything possible to avoid global ‘fracture’ caused by US-China tensions
Tensions around global trade and technology continue to rise and the
international community needs to “do everything possible” to prevent the world
being split into two...
New Target: Cut “Learning Poverty” by At Least Half by 2030
The World Bank introduced
today an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at least half the
global rate of Learning Poverty by 2030....
African financial centres step up efforts on green and sustainable finance
When we talk about climate change and sustainable
development, the continent that is often highlighted as facing the greatest
socio-economic challenges is Africa.
It is in many...