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A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMS) Forecasting Unit building was held by the UN Development Programme, in partnership with the Australian Government and the Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and Tropic Group Builders.

Participants at a side event on accelerating the transition to resilient food systems considered Cambodia’s experience working with food companies to develop climate-smart practices that respect forest commodities and sustainable agriculture practices.Another event explored how pursuing the net-zero goal will involve transforming energy systems, product manufacturing, and business models, and discussed initiatives to address food

The EU and the Zimbabwean government signed agreements totalling €47m amid much fanfare this week to support Zimbabwe’s health sector and finance next year’s elections.

Technology adoption trends will keep driving forward, boosting productivity, cutting unnecessary costs, correcting drawbacks in the financial system, and delivering a host of other economic benefits, according to National Bank of Cambodia assistant governor Chea Serey on November 24.

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Please take a quick look at this short report before rushing to shop on a Black Friday, Christmas sales and all those long chains of big discounts and wholesales, most of them are fake, as often denou

Fiona Harvey deciphers the state of progress on addressing the climate crisis at UN talks in Egypt

Russia is using energy and gas supplies to destabilise Moldova, but separatist Kremlin-backed Transnistria might be hit the hardest hit.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on November 23 announced that it revised down its 2022 estimate for the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) to 4.9 per cent, from the 5.4 per cent predicted before Russia had begun the ongoing military offensive in Ukraine on February 24.

In this era of strategic competition, the United States can prove to the world that it is more serious about dealing with the climate crisis than China and is committed to delivering for its partners when natural disaster strikes.