J.P. Morgan extends $10 m to World Bank to hone skills of India’s youth
J.P. Morgan today announced an up to $10 million commitment to a new World Bank ...
Sustainable Development
Low-cost solar dryer backs small farmers in India in their struggle against poverty
Varun Raheja, a mechanical engineer from India, came up with a low-cost solar dryer in ...
FAO, Danone to start with Egypt as pilot country for program on scaling up sustainable food, agricultural practices
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a memorandum of understanding ...
Global Finance names Standard Chartered Bank as best bank for sustainable finance
Global Finance named Standard Chartered Bank of the UK as the best bank for sustainable ...
Middle East, N. Africa second world region for overweight children
The Middle East and North Africa is the second region in the world for overweight ...
Sydney University, Telstra join hands to hone skills of undergraduates for future jobs
The University of Sydney engaged in a partnership with Telstra – Australia’s leading provider of ...
Three Kenyan youths launch eco-friendly projects, initiatives under SDGs
Three young Kenyan entrepreneurs have decided to break the ground by their innovative ideas to ...
WB seeks to cut by half “Learning Poverty” by 2030..hails progress in Egypt, Kenya, Vietnam
The World Bank introduced today an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by ...
UNEP, adidas Runastic free running challenge to draw attention on endangered Snow Leopard species
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and adidas Runtastic launched a running challenge in the ...
WHO urges world to accelerate anti-TB efforts under SDGs as 3 m TB patients missed out
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the world to accelerate efforts in order to attain ...
Abu Dhabi announces establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Abu Dhabi announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, MBZUAI, ...
On World Poverty Day: UNESCO stresses Education key to end poverty…UNDP, UNICEF to step up their efforts
UNESCO stressed on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 that ...
Sweden, UNDP engage in $19.3 m partnership to support peacebuilding under SDGs
Sweden and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have entered a $19.3 million partnership to ...
Rural women innovating climate-resilient solutions
Millions of rural women and girls around the world are building essential climate resilience at ...
Melting ice reaches unprecedented level in 2019..Alarming indicator of climate change
The polar oceans are among the most rapidly changing oceans in the world. The yearly ...
UNICEF warns around 200 million children under-five undernourished or overweight globally
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF warned that “an alarmingly high number of children are suffering the ...
Whales offer humans 1- trillion-dollar service by absorbing tons of CO2
Whales are known for being the largest and most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Now, ...
EU to extend €9 m to promote sustainable changes in agricultural practices in Africa, Caribbean, Pacific
European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and Director-General of the United Nations ...
UNIDO’s General Conf. in Abu Dhabi to focus on SDGs
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ) will hold its General Conference in Abu ...
Ethereum Foundation first contributor to UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund
The first contributions to the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund will be received from the Ethereum Foundation ...
UK earmarks £250m for funding innovative cultural projects, creative industries
The UK launched a £250m Cultural Investment Fund for bankrolling innovative cultural projects, libraries, museums ...