Development
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World leaders must invest in better data on children
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: UNICEF is calling on world leaders to invest in better data on children, warning in a new analysis that sufficient data is available only for half of the child-related Sustainable Development Goals indicators. The... -
JICA signed a MOU with Uganda for improvement of Gulu Municipal Council roads
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a agreement with the Government of Uganda to provide grant aid of up to 2.136 billion yen for the Project for Improvement of Gulu Municipal Council Roads... -
Government defies order to protect uncontacted tribe in Paraguay
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: The government of Paraguay has failed to act to protect a group of uncontacted tribal people, despite having been ordered to do so in February of this year. Six months ago the Inter-American Commission... -
WFP supports for emergency relief for people hit by floods in DPRK
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food assistance to more than 140,000 people in the north of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) affected by some of the worst floods... -
Migrant arrivals on Mediterranean reach near 294,450
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: IOM reports that 294,450 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 12 September, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy, where 126,931 migrants or refugees have arrived during 2016. Italy’s 2016 total... -
IOM and Netherlands strengthen there cooperation
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: IOM and the Government of the Netherlands have agreed on closer bilateral cooperation in the field of migration through a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed by Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Lilianne... -
Typhoon Meranti hits Taiwan, strongest typhoon in 21 years
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill on Wednesday as super typhoon Meranti skirted past the island’s southern tip, bringing the strongest winds in 21 years and disrupting traffic ahead of a major... -
Genes and environment interact to increase risk of obesity
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: Latest research presented at this year’s European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 September) shows that environmental and lifestyle factors have greatest effects on obesity in those who also... -
UNDP and HIFC sign MOU to promote social impact investing
Sep 13, 2016News Hour: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Haifu International Finance Holding Group Limited (HIFC) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement is the first under the new United Nations Social Impact... -
New ADB country director for Kazakhstan assumes office
Sep 13, 2016News Hour: New Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Kazakhstan Giovanni Capannelli assumed office yesterday and reiterated support for the government’s efforts to promote economic diversification and inclusive growth. “Making the economy more competitive, diverse,...
