HELPING BANGLADESH RECOVER FROM COVID-19
One of the most densely populated countries in the world, Bangladesh exemplifies the triple blow that many emerging market countries have suffered from COVID-19: domestic slowdown caused by the disease…
BOOST FOR EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY IN TUVALU
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved a US$14 million International Development Association grant to support early education and literacy through a new project in Tuvalu. The project will…
NEW ZEALAND MOVES TO ALERT LEVEL 1
New Zealand will move to Covid-19 Alert Level 1 at 11:59pm on Monday 8 June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. There are no active cases in the country, almost…
UNEQUAL ACCESS TO REMOTE SCHOOLING
As nearly 1.2 billion schoolchildren remain affected by school closures and as they grapple with the realities of remote learning in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, UNICEF warns inherent inequalities in…
THE POTENTIAL OF AfCFTA IS UNDENIABLE
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is still the agreement with great potential to foster regional economic integration and economic growth, and take Africa to the next level, even…
HUMANITY MUST UNITE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the UK-hosted Global Vaccine Summit and urged nations to pledge funding for vaccinations to save millions of lives in the poorest countries and protect the world from…
ST KITTS AND NEVIS GENERAL ELECTIONS
At the invitation of the Government of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has fielded a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections,…