Year-old peace agreement must be implemented for ‘lasting peace’ in Central African Republic
Following
a visit to the Central African Republic, a UN independent expert said that
everyone must take all measures necessary to effectively implement the peace
agreement that...
Climate-neutral Europe: EU invests more than €100 million in new LIFE Programme projects
The European Commission today announced an investment of €101.2 million
for the latest projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate
Action. The funding...
Mobile game aims to bridge gap between citizens and leaders on climate action
Millions
of people worldwide will get to share their views on climate
action through a UN campaign launched on Thursday aimed
at connecting them with Governments and policy makers.
The
Mission 1.5 campaign is built
around an internet...
World Bank Group Launches Initiatives Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
The World
Bank Group announced two new initiatives to improve access to start-up
financing and e-commerce markets for women entrepreneurs, at the Women
Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi)...
IEA gathers first meeting of network of experts on oil and gas methane regulation
The IEA held a workshop in January 2020 that brought together more than
sixty members of industry, policy and regulatory bodies, technical experts and
other knowledgeable...
Empower Women to Fight Corruption: Dr Wan Azizah
Malaysian
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail called for more engagement and
collaboration “to ensure women from all walks of lives have the ability...
EU Interreg programme celebrates 30 years of bringing citizens closer together
The year 2020 marks 30 years since the start of Interreg, the EU's emblematic programme that aims at encouraging territorial cooperation between border regions....
WWF: US Will Suffer World’s Biggest Economic Impact Due to Nature Loss
A new World
Wildlife Fund report reveals for the first time the countries whose economies
would be worst affected over the next 30 years if the...
Justin Trudeau meets African leaders to advance conflict resolution and economic security
Canada’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting for African heads of state,
foreign ministers and representatives of the United Nations and other
multilateral bodies on Monday...
“Westlessness”: Munich Security Report 2020
Is the world becoming less Western? Is the West itself becoming
less Western, too? What does it mean for the world if the West leaves...