Cambridge University: Graphene composite developed to “eat” environmental pollutants
Cambridge University said an international group of scientists, including from the University of Cambridge, have ...
Sustainable Development
UK companies top the list in commitment to UN sustainability goals
UK companies have the strongest commitment to aligning their operations to UN’s development goals, according ...
Cyclists invited to join second annual Ride for Zayed
NYU Abu Dhabi, NYUAD, has invited the UAE community to join the second annual Ride ...
6000 women, girls detected positive for HIV/AIDS weekly – UNDP
Globally, an estimated 6,000 young women and girls become infected with HIV each week. This devastating ...
FAO to open office in Kuwait to boost joint efforts to end hunger, poverty
The Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) will open a Partnership and Liaison Office in Kuwait ...
UNICEF appeals for $ 4.2 bn to support 59 million children in 64 countries
UNICEF released an emergency appeal to get $ 4.2 billion donation in order to be ...
Guterres: Developing countries need at least $100 bn to adapt with climate change
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said at least $100 billion must be made available ...
IsDB to showcase innovations, sustainable businesses to be funded by Transform Fund at Dec. summit
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will showcase during the Transformers Summit 2019 – due to be held ...
Sustainable Amazon Foundation wins 2019 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development
The Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS) – a Brazil-based non-profit organization that supports education and sustainable ...
World Bank issues its 1st DKK-dominated green bond
The World Bank priced a 20-year DKK 3 billion green bond – its first green ...
Sustainability Bus to raise awareness about Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company and host of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, ...
Egypt seeks recycling plastic banners’ wastes to be reproduced as school bags
Egypt seeks to recycle plastic placards’ waste to be reproduced as high-quality school bags. The ...
Egyptian, Jordanian teachers can now vie for Mohamed Bin Zayed Award for Best GCC Teacher
Egyptian and Jordanian teachers can now compete for the Mohamed Bin Zayed Award for Best ...
S.Africa’s energy project IEE wins two prestigious awards over CO2 cuts
The South Africa Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) project team received the highest recognition from the ...
Oxford University’s wins Queen’s award for research on innovative poverty measures
Oxford University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the development of innovative poverty ...
EBRD extends €182.9 m loan to Egypt to boost renewable energy, reduce CO2 emissions
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of a more ...
‘Phenomenal reduction’ of single-use plastic in Abu Dhabi by 2021
Abu Dhabi aims to substantially reduce its consumption of single-use plastic by 2021, a top ...
Chinese firm, UNEP donate “green vehicles” to Philippine Postal Corporation
A Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, joining hands with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), donated ...
Only half of children living with HIV have access to life-saving treatment – UNICEF
Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 ...
Sisi opens tunnels linking South Port Said, Sinai under SDGs
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated on Tuesday new tunnels linking South Ports Said to ...
World Bank-Alibaba report expects e-commerce can flourish in developing countries to create jobs
E-commerce can flourish in developing countries and in rural areas and be a powerful instrument ...