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Small Island Developing States, or SIDS, have long been pioneers in international development, often compelled by the challenges they face. Positioned on the frontlines of climate change, they lead ef

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (IPS) - Small Island Developing States, or SIDS, have long been pioneers in international development, often compelled by the challenges they face. Positioned on the frontlines of climate change, they lead efforts in mitigation, adaptation, and advocacy, and despite their geographical dispersion, they are innovating approaches to resilience and sustainability.

New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led Equator Initiative releases a global call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2024. The nominations are open through 26 February 2024.  Under the overarching theme of ‘Nature for Climate Action’, this 15th cycle of the Equator Prize will recognize and celebrate initiatives that are spearheaded by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, which offer impactful climate solutions, restore and sustainably manage nature and ...

Progress is being made by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines in its quest to establish an Electronic Single Window for Trade Facilitation (ESWIFT) under the Digital Transformation Project. On Friday, November 17, the government through the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, and Information Technology signed a contract with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for the implementation of the ESWIFT. Under this contract, UNCTAD …

The Minister for Finance, National Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan, was recently in New York attending the ‘2023 Dialogue on Tax and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ meeting held between ...

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Antonio M.A. Pedro is a Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme Support) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Africa’s premier thought leadership institution focused on generating knowledge and applying policy research in support of accelerated economic diversification and structural transformation.

Seafields, a pioneering blue carbon business dedicated to combatting climate change, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tremaine Bowman as Programme…

Family caregivers are an integral but largely unrecognised part of the health team in many countries. Although health professionals should be the main carers of patients in the hospital setting, due to staff shortages, family members can often end up playing critical roles in supporting this care. However, they often do not have knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) techniques and so risk transmitting infections when caring for their relatives in hospital.