Development

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is updating its Anticorruption Policy to address tax secrecy, tax evasion, and aggressive forms of tax planning—collectively referred to as “tax integrity issues”—in the wake of recent global developments....

News Hour: WorldFish and the Government of Odisha, India have entered into an agreement to sustainably boost aquaculture in the state. WorldFish will provide support to increase the productivity of aquaculture through improvements in seed, technology...

News Hour: A strong commitment to giving back to communities in the Research Triangle Park area has earned RTI International a spot in the Triangle Business Journal’s 2015 list of largest corporate philanthropists. The list criteria...

News Hour: Ethiopia’s investments in health, education, social protection, and infrastructure have had a positive impact on economic development and promoting shared prosperity in the country, says 2015 Ethiopia Public Expenditure Review, a new World Bank...

News Hour: The Annual UNICEF Water for Life Gala is one of Calgary’s premier charity events with a delicious four course dinner, sensational auction items and spectacular entertainment. The evening will include inspiring keynote speaker UNICEF...

News Hour: Over 750 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s volatile north-eastern province of Ituri have set up agricultural cooperatives and small businesses as part of an inclusive programme called ‘Peace is the...

News Hour: IOM last week renewed its cooperation agreement with the Nairobi-based African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). Speaking at the signing ceremony at APHRC, IOM Southern Africa Regional Director Josiah Ogina said: “This agreement...

News Hour: IOM Kuwait has launched a study on the effects of social networks on Kuwait’s labour market. The launch also doubled as a consultation for 15 government officials from the country’s Public Authority for Manpower...

News Hour: The adoption of new guidance on osteoporosis medication in 2005 may have been responsible for a 22% drop in the number of over-60s suffering a second fracture after a broken hip, an Oxford University...

News Hour: UN Special Envoy for El Niño and Climate, Mary Robinson, is on a three-day trip to Ethiopia with Concern Worldwide, Trocaire and Goal Global at the moment. Ethiopia is currently facing its worst drought...