NEW YORK, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) —Many women running small businesses in emerging markets in developing countries have to juggle their business objectives with family obligations and personal savings goals. By supporting a women-focused bond providing loans to microfinance institutions and impact enterprises, the UN is helping women entrepreneurs facing similar challenges, to […]
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UN chief issues 7-point ‘call to action’ on human rights
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations issued a “call to action” on Monday to countries, businesses and all people to help renew and revive human rights across the globe, laying out a seven-point plan amid concerns about climate change, conflict and repression. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the appeal at the start […]
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Working night and day’, UN health agency seeks to prevent global coronavirus crisis
GENEVA, 19 FEBRUARY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — As COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, continues to spread, the head of the United Nations health agency said that there is still a chance to prevent a broader global crisis. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), updated journalists on Tuesday that […]
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Palau leads in ocean conservation
NEW YORK, 18 JULY 2019 (ISLANDS BUSINESS) — With the world racing to meet the 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) of the United Nations by 2030, Palau has told the UN membership it has achieved seven development goals so far. Reporting on the progress of its pursuit of the SDGs at this week’s High Level […]
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United Nations back Pacific priorities at World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, UAE –The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF 10) wrapped up last week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. From 8-13 February, the UAE served as the first Arab nation to host the WUF, the world’s leading conference on cities and human settlements. Convened by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for […]
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Aid to the Pacific is the least value for money
SYDNEY, 13 FEBRUARY 2020 (DEV POLICY.ORG)—Late last year the Australian government pulled all of its bilateral aid money out of Pakistan. Less well known is the fact that it also pulled a significant amount of aid funding from Indonesia. These funds were appropriated from up and running programs so that the money could be diverted […]