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The Covid-19 pandemic brought global tourism and travel to a standstill. Although the health impact of the pandemic has been fairly contained in Maldives, its economic consequences for the tourism-dependent economy have been devastating.

Op-Ed written by World Bank's Country Director to Maldives, Faris H. Hadad-Zervos

Sustainability Outlook in the European Union for November 2021; Commission focuses on waste shipments, Fit for 55, plastic waste, industrial emissions, deforestation-free products, and other climate concerns.

The UK Government in partnership with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and the UK-ASEAN Business Council came together to commit to climate actions through the Race to Zero campaign.

Views: Visits 4 AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on governments and private sectors in Africa to grow, finance and support large scale youth-led businesses in the continent. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at a virtual High-Level Roundtable on Scaling up Financing for Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Africa from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Monday. The webinar was tagged the “Rationale for th...

Africa must finance large scale youth-led businesses ― AfDB President On AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on governments and private sectors in Africa to grow, finance and support large scale youth-led businesses in the continent. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at a virtual High-Level Roundtable on Scaling up Financing for Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Africa from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Monday. The webinar...

Beauty and personal care trade association and company representatives say successful implementation of the European Commissions Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability must consider specific industry and value chain needs (Getty Images) The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will lay important foundations for achieving European Green Deal goals, but it must consider the specificities of individual industries and value chains, say beauty and ...

Somalia Humanitarian Bulletin, April 2021 Format HIGHLIGHTS • On 25 April, the Federal Government of Somalia in consultation with the United Nations declared a drought. More than 80 per cent of the country is experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions. On 26 April, a High-Level Roundtable on the situation was co-hosted by the EU and OCHA. • COVID-19 continues to impact Somalia. As of 29 April, more than 121,700 people in Somalia had received their first doses of the Oxford Astra-Zen...

Selasa 04 May 2021 13:49 WIB Red: Satya Festyiani Foto: Kemen LHK Forest could take part as a solution for this global crisis. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia (DELRI), which consists of Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu), Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (Bappenas), and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to New ...

260 Faith, Labor and Development Groups Press IMF, G20 and White House on COVID Response 260 Faith, Labor and Development Groups Press IMF, G20 and White House on COVID Response April 07, 2021 Ahead of Spring IMF and World Bank Meetings, Worlds Largest Unions, Human Rights Groups, Environmental and Religious Institutions Call for Aid, Debt Relief, Access to Emergency Reserves and Climate Protections  Washington DC – As G20, IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings convene virtually on global COVI...