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
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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
FedEx Engages Employees with Beach Clean-Up Initiative
More than 455 FedEx volunteers and their family members joined in a beach cleaning initiative across 21 beaches in Australia, India, Japan, and Singapore as a part of a global engagement program.... Read More
Come Back Stronger: Building Philippines’ Resilient Economy Post-COVID-19
The World Bank recently approved US$600-million funding for the Philippines’ policy financing recovery to further support the country’s economic resiliency and sustainability.... Read More
5 Food System Actors That Have Taken the 123 Pledge to Reduce Food Loss & Waste
From startups to governments, meet some entities in the food system have taken the 123 Pledge to reduce food loss and waste.... Read More
How Protection Law and Global Commitments Can Accelerate China’s Wetland Conservation
From protection law to global commitments, efforts have been made to accelerate the conservation effort of China’s wetland areas.... Read More