Development
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USAID counselor Thomas H. Staal travels to pledging event for Yemen
Apr 25, 2017News Hour: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Counselor Thomas H. Staal will travel to Geneva, Switzerland April 24-26. Counselor Staal will lead the U.S. delegation at the High Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Response... -
UN migration agency’s international dialogue on migration sets stage for global compact on migration consultations
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) first International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, since joining the UN last year, took place on 18 and 19 April.... -
Bus drivers will get training to reduce road accidents
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: At a recent event held in BRAC Driving School (BDS) in Dhaka, speakers stressed the urgency of ensuring international standard drivers training for all professional drivers. They also stated that such training would improve... -
Amidst political uncertainty, World Bank and IMF must recommit to combating climate change, inequality
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund cannot allow political and economic shocks to hijack their ambitions to combat climate change and curb inequality, warned Oxfam. In the wake of the growing wave... -
25 million children out of school in conflict zones
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: More than 25 million children between 6 and 15 years old, or 22 percent of children in that age group, are missing out on the school in conflict zones across 22 countries, UNICEF said... -
IOM, EU Aid victims of human trafficking through new online platform
Apr 23, 2017News Hour: IOM, with support from the European Union (EU), has launched an online platform featuring a transnational referral tool designed to strengthen professional response to the needs of victims of human trafficking. The tool, known... -
Multilateral banks to deepen collaboration with private sector to boost inclusive, sustainable infrastructure
Apr 23, 2017News Hour: Leaders of the top multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to deepen their collaboration to encourage private sector investment in vital infrastructure needed to support sustainable and inclusive economic growth throughout the world. Under... -
WFP air-lifts life-saving supplies to people struck by drought in Somalia
Apr 22, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today air-lifted life-saving food supplies to drought-stricken Somalia for the most vulnerable people, particularly children, who are displaced from their homes and have no access to food... -
Human rights trainings held inside Libyan detention centres since 2014
Apr 22, 2017News Hour: IOM is currently providing human rights training sessions in five Libyan detention centres, the first such trainings since 2014. In this pilot project, IOM is targeting five centres (Abu Salim, Tariq al Sekka, Al... -
More than 150 children estimated to have died taking Central Mediterranean migration route
Apr 21, 2017News Hour: According to UNICEF estimates, more than 150 children have died crossing the Central Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy so far this year. Yet the true number of child casualties is almost certainly higher...
