ASEAN Tourism Recovery Plan Post COVID-19
The ASEAN Framework on Sustainable Tourism Development in the Post-COVID-19 Era aims to identify focus areas where efforts to rebuild ASEAN tourism sectors can be maximized.... Read More
Soft News
Informative, light, and evergreen soft news.
GNA Soft News brings you public policy and regulatory updates, good practices and lessons learned, innovations, programs, activities, and movements in international organizations, governments, businesses, and civil society across the Asia Pacific and beyond.
Contributing to Good, Clean, and Fair Local Food Systems with Slow Food
The Italy-based organization Slow Food aims to preserve local food systems and bring back people’s interest in the food they eat. ... Read More
4 Day Week UK: Does It Work?
The results of the trial period for 4 Day Week in the UK are in.... Read More
How Building with Nature Helps Protect Coastal Ecosystem and Boost Local Economy
In Indonesia, Building with Nature developed a way to restore mangrove forests in Demak to protect the coastal ecosystem while helping boost the local economy.... Read More
Towards Climate-Responsive Trade Policies
The Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate will foster global actions to promote climate-responsive trade policies that can help address climate change through local and global means. ... Read More
Leaving No One Outside: Protecting, Restoring, and Promoting Indigenous Languages
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2022-2032 as the International Decades of Indigenous Languages to emphasize the need to appreciate Indigenous Peoples’ essential roles in protecting the environment, good governance, and peacebuilding.... Read More
Reversing the Backward Progress of Social Justice
The world is facing multiple crises at once; is reversing the backward progress of social justice globally possible?... Read More
New Sierra Leone Gender Equality Bill Reserves 30% Official Seats for Women
Under the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment bill, a minimum of 30% quota for elective and appointive public officers is reserved for Sierra Leonenean women.... Read More
Secretary-General Reveals the UN’s Priorities for 2023
In his briefing for the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the UN’s priorities for 2023, ranging from peacebuilding to gender equality.... Read More
Electric Vehicles Roam the Roads of Kenya
Tech company Roam advances Kenyan electromobility for a more sustainable transport system.... Read More