Development
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Under-pressure communities hosting refugees also need world’s support more than ever
Sep 16, 2016News Hour: As the numbers of refugees and migrants across the globe continue to grow to unprecedented levels, the communities that host them need the world’s support to cope with the enormous strain placed on their... -
Initiatives taken to reduce human trafficking in Mongolia’s mining zone
Sep 16, 2016News Hour: The development of Mongolia’s mining industry in the Gobi region has led to an increase in internal and international migration towards the mining sites, creating new challenges, and increasing the risk of irregular migration,... -
Landslide triggered by heavy rain left 3 dead and 4 missing in central Vietnam
Sep 15, 2016News Hour: Landslide triggered by heavy rain has left three deaths and four missing in central Vietnam, said local authorities. According to survivors, a group of 10 people went to pick bamboo shoots in a forest... -
Closing of nomination period for the selection of World Bank President
Sep 15, 2016News Hour: The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank today confirmed that, as announced on August 23, the period for submitting nominations for the position of President of the World Bank Group closed at... -
Standard Chartered, ADB Ink RM80 million supply chain finance agreement deal in Malaysia
Sep 15, 2016News Hour: Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a RM80 million supply chain finance (SCF) agreement that will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The deal is... -
Former Brazilian Parliament Speaker Eduardo Cunha must be held accountable for his actions
Sep 15, 2016News Hour: Transparency International welcomes the decision by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies to strip its former speaker Eduardo Cunha of his parliamentary mandate for misleading statements about his assets, and calls for a full-scale investigation... -
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...
