World Bank to Support Inclusive Growth in Liberia

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA)* project for Liberia to support a series of pro-poor reforms....

Eastern Partnership: Commission proposes new policy objectives for beyond 2020

European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have put forward a proposal for the long-term policy objectives of...

South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19

With South-East Asia reporting more than 480 cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for countries to “act now” and urgently scale-up “aggressive” measures to tackle the disease.  Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director, warned...

UNIDO looks at how to assess value chain readiness to adopt blockchain technology

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)  is piloting methodology to assess the readiness of a value chain to adopt blockchain technology. The Global Quality and...

EU Cohesion Policy invests over €1.4 billion in green projects in 7 Member States

Today the European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion of EU funds in 14 large infrastructure projects in 7 Member States,...

China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’

China’s experience in containing the spread of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has told UN News in an in-depth interview.  While more...

A New Circular Economy Action Plan for a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe

What is the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan? The new Action Plan announces initiatives for the entire life cycle of products, from design and manufacturing...

Albania moves ahead with inclusive and sustainable industrial development

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of the Republic of Albania have agreed a comprehensive programmatic framework to achieve inclusive and sustainable industrial...

Botswana: AfDB supports economic diversification project through FAPA

An economic diversification project supported by the Africa Development Bank was launched in Botswana last month to strengthen the small stock, tourism and horticulture industries by...

Lao PDR: New Financing to Improve Access to Health and Nutrition Services

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$23 million for Lao PDR under the Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA). The project aims...

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