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We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who...

Posted on June 9th, 2021 Mahinda Rajapakse Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ministers, Secretaries, Distinguished Invitees, Ladies and Gentlemen It is with great pleasure that I issue this message today as we celebrate the World Accreditation Day under the theme Accreditation: Supporting the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sri Lanka, along with the other member states of the United Nations endo...

Japan has made crucial moves in recent years, particularly in its relations with Vietnam, but without much hype.

VIENNA, 1 June 2012 - UNIDO has published a catalogue of tools and methodologies for Boosting Competitiveness with Quality and Standards. The catalogue serves to introduce UNIDO’s unique set of resources that can strengthen competitiveness through the application of quality and standards.

Leaders around the world are seeking to address the health and economic fallouts of the COVID-19 crisis, while also confronting the reality of the climate crisis. Responding to this combination of crises will require decisive action. Recent analyses suggest that implementing green strategies for pandemic recovery along with ambitious climate policies can have positive short-run and long-term effects in terms of jobs, poverty reduction, GDP growth, and social and equity goals. Evidence from Oxfo...

Chinas concened over losing political clout in Dhaka 25 May 2021, 04:27 GMT+10 Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): Chinas warning of substantial damage to bilateral ties with Bangladesh if the latter joined the Quad alliance emanates from a fear of Beijing losing another ally, which forms a critical part of the countrys strategic focus on South Asia. Earlier this month, Beijings envoy in Dhaka, Li Jiming, said the countries relationship would suffer "substantial damage" if Bangladesh were to join th...

Representative Image ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 23:21 IST Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): Chinas warning of substantial damage to bilateral ties with Bangladesh if the latter joined the Quad alliance emanates from a fear of Beijing losing another ally, which forms a critical part of the countrys strategic focus on South Asia. Earlier this month, Beijings envoy in Dhaka, Li Jiming, said the countries relationship would suffer "substantial damage" if Banglad...

Beijing’s Quad Quandary: Why China Fears Losing Bangladesh Beijing’s warning to Dhaka is drawn staunchly on concerns over how a “Quad plus Bangladesh” could hinder China’s South Asia policy and prove an advantage for India (and Japan) in their strategic competition. On May 12, in a sharp rebuke to Bangladesh, Beijing’s representative to Dhaka, Li Jiming, warned Bangladesh that their bilateral ties would undergo “substantial damage” if Dhaka joins or backs the Quadrilateral Sec...

In the Biden Administrations Executive Order 14008,  Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (EO), on Jan. 27, 2021, President Joe Biden called for a climate finance plan "making strategic use of multilateral and bilateral channels and institutions, to assist developing countries in implementing ambitious emissions reduction measures, protecting critical ecosystems, building resilience against the impacts of climate change, and promoting the flow of capital toward climate-aligned inves...

UNIDO More than ever, the past year has shown the need for effective testing capacities and related laboratory infrastructure. Today, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Network on Quality Infrastructure (INetQI) have launched a guidance document, Laboratory Policy: A guide to development and implementation that promotes good governance in laboratory infrastructure development to help ensure the efficiency, resilience and sustainability of the en...