Financing the Global Energy Transformation: Green Bonds
Despite the positive renewable energy investment
trends over the past decade, annual investments in renewable energy power alone
need to double until 2050 to meet climate...
World Bank Group Announces Up to $12 Billion Immediate Support for COVID-19 Country Response
As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the
World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in
immediate support to...
ADB Reaffirms Support for Indonesia’s Development Priorities
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu
Asakawa met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo today to discuss an expansion
of ADB support for the country’s development priorities...
World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls
Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China
– a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is
not only...
World Could Achieve ‘Gender Dividend’ of $172 Trillion from Closing Lifetime Earnings Gaps
A new report from the World Bank Group released
ahead of International Women’s Day shows that the world could achieve a ‘gender
dividend’ of $172 trillion...
Explainer: The European Climate Law and Climate Pact
Why do we need a European Climate Law?
The atmosphere is warming, with serious
consequences already now for our environment and societies. The
Intergovernmental Panel on...
Turkey: Common interest to end conflict in Syria and cooperate on the refugee crisis
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič concluded their two-day visit to Ankara on Wednesday, where they discussed with Turkish partners the situation in North-West...
Are you ready to invest in cryptocurrency?
You might be
amazed at the high returns the crypto-world has to offer or just fascinated
with this new talk-of-the-investment-town. The reason can be anything; the
purpose...
Myanmar doing too little to ensure displaced Rohingya return
UN agencies together with the Bangladesh authorities have appealed for
$877 million to support hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from
Myanmar, where conditions are still...
‘Critical’ window of opportunity closing fast in Iraq
Political leaders in Iraq will have to “step up to the plate” and
prioritize national interests if the country is to realize
a more just and prosperous future, the...