SUPPORTING HIMACHAL PRADESH AS INDIA’S FIRST GREEN STATE
The World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer, has concluded a visit to the hill state of Himachal Pradesh in India. During the visit, Mr Schafer met with the…
MOST HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HAVE LOST INCOME DURING PANDEMIC
At least two thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a new report published by UNICEF and the World…
WE MUST PRIORITISE GIRLS IN OUR COVID-19 RECOVERY
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on International Women’s Day. “On International Women’s Day, we acknowledge the international community’s hard-fought gains for the world’s women and girls. We celebrate…
WHO LAUNCHES NEW REPOSITORY ON URBAN HEALTH
Over 55 per cent of the world’s population live in urban areas – a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 per cent by 2050. This trend calls for…
BILLION VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT EXTREME RISK
Today, 1 billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at extreme risk. If the world fails to act, tomorrow it will be all children. It is past time to…
PAKISTAN JOINS FIGHT AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION
Through its Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan has now joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. Ahead of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, where plastic pollution will…
NATIONAL DAY – BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1st January 1984. Economic growth during the 1990s and 2000s, with the GDP increasing 56% from 1999 to 2008, transformed Brunei…