Development

News Hour The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Samuel Tumiwa as new Country Director for Afghanistan. “I am very pleased to announce Mr. Tumiwa as ADB’s new Country Director for Afghanistan,” said Sean O’Sullivan, Director...

News Hour International Development Secretary Priti Patel praised Scotland’s HALO Trust for taking the lead in bringing British ingenuity and bravery to mine clearance in some of the world’s most fragile countries, during a visit to...

News Hour The number of refugees in Turkey receiving monthly cash assistance through an innovative relief program has now reached more than 850,000 and continues to rise. The EU-funded Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) supports the...

News Hour Over the past two weeks a 10-day training for 20 senior-level judges, lawyers and police officers, on investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases, took place at the Sudan Judicial and Legal Science Institute. The...

News Hour The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today released the third edition of its annual publication, Together We Deliver: 50 Stories of Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific, celebrating the role of partnerships and showcasing specific...

News Hour Deaths due to extreme weather in Europe could increase fifty-fold from an estimated 3,000 per year recently to 152,000 by century’s end if global warming is not reined in, researchers warned Saturday, reports BSS....

News Hour The UK is leading the final global push to eliminate polio around the world for good, International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced on 4 August 2017. Polio was wiped out in the UK in...

News Hour DHL Bangladesh was presented with the award for Best Education Project at the ‘7th Asia Best CSR Practices Awards 2017’, at a ceremony held at the Le Meridien Hotel, Sentosa in Singapore on 2...

News Hour As part of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, IOM, the UN Migration Agency and Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the results of Ante la trata no se haga (In the Face...

News Hour More than nearly any country in the world, Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the steadily growing effects of climate change. The South, Southwest, and Southeast coastal regions are increasingly susceptible to frequent and severe...