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18 Jan 16
The gap in humanitarian funding is solvable with “fresh thinking and the determination to take bold decisions”, Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations secretary general has concluded.
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18 Jan 16
The new Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was formally opened by Chinese president Xi Jinping over the weekend.
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18 Jan 16
Behind the triumph of the COP21 agreement, developed and developing nations have very different ideas about how much money is flowing from the former to the latter to deal with climate change.
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15 Jan 16
The United Nations has called for coordinated regional action to address a growing refugee crisis in Central America.
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15 Jan 16
The global community needs to get its “priorities right” and do “more and better work” in 2016 towards the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations general secretary has urged.
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15 Jan 16
Myanmar has announced new requirements for assessing the environmental and social impacts of development projects, which have been worked up with assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
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15 Jan 16
The African Development Bank has approved a $76.11m loan to help deliver a sustainable water supply and sanitation to four towns in Ethiopia.
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15 Jan 16
The Asian Development Bank is to work with Papua New Guinea to help the country integrate climate risks and resilience into its development.
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15 Jan 16
A United Nations app that allows users to donate through via their smart phone has achieved its first goal of ensuring 20,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan have vital nutrition at school for one year.
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14 Jan 16
The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will visit China this week to finalise the country’s membership of the bank.
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14 Jan 16
Four billion people still lack access to the internet and the anticipated gains for growth, employment and public services from digital technologies is falling short of expectations, the World Bank...
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14 Jan 16
Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is neither robust or inclusive enough to support the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
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14 Jan 16
All three of the west African countries hardest hit by Ebola are currently free of the virus for the first time since the start of the epidemic two years ago, after the most recent outbreak of the...
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13 Jan 16
Almost $8bn is needed to support people in Syria and the surrounding region as the conflict heads into its sixth year with no signs of ending, according to three United Nations agencies.
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13 Jan 16
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has reported record investments of €9.4bn and a €0.8bn profit in 2015.
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12 Jan 16
A hydropower plant planned for one Liberia’s remote Lofa County has received World Bank funding of $27m.
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12 Jan 16
The United Nations global emergency fund has released $31m to help those affected by Boko Haram-related violence in the Lake Chad Basin.
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12 Jan 16
Deliveries of humanitarian aid have finally reached the besieged towns in Syria where people have reportedly been starving to death after being cut off by pro-government or opposition forces.
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8 Jan 16
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has denounced the decision of the Yemeni government to expel the UN human rights representative from the war-torn country.
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8 Jan 16
The European Investment Bank has priced up two of its bonds this week, one of which amounts to the largest ever issue by a supranational institution in the GBP market.
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8 Jan 16
American international development agency USAID has announced partnerships with two US companies to fight multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
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8 Jan 16
The Asian Development Bank approved a total of $27.15bn in funding in 2015 – an all-time high and a 19% increase on the year before.
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7 Jan 16
The European Union is to spend €1bn on programmes to support social and economic development in regions on both sides of its external borders.
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7 Jan 16
Increased conflict, new security threats and climate change are rapidly changing the global development landscape, the British aid watchdog has said.
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6 Jan 16
The World Bank has approved $277m in financing for Bangladesh to help 19.5 million children complete primary school and increase the country’s low-cost energy supply.
18 Jan 16The gap in humanitarian funding is solvable with “fresh thinking and the determination to take bold decisions”, Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations secretary general has concluded.
18 Jan 16The new Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was formally opened by Chinese president Xi Jinping over the weekend.
18 Jan 16Behind the triumph of the COP21 agreement, developed and developing nations have very different ideas about how much money is flowing from the former to the latter to deal with climate change.
15 Jan 16The United Nations has called for coordinated regional action to address a growing refugee crisis in Central America.
15 Jan 16Myanmar has announced new requirements for assessing the environmental and social impacts of development projects, which have been worked up with assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
15 Jan 16The African Development Bank has approved a $76.11m loan to help deliver a sustainable water supply and sanitation to four towns in Ethiopia.
15 Jan 16The Asian Development Bank is to work with Papua New Guinea to help the country integrate climate risks and resilience into its development.
15 Jan 16A United Nations app that allows users to donate through via their smart phone has achieved its first goal of ensuring 20,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan have vital nutrition at school for one year.
14 Jan 16The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will visit China this week to finalise the country’s membership of the bank.
14 Jan 16Four billion people still lack access to the internet and the anticipated gains for growth, employment and public services from digital technologies is falling short of expectations, the World Bank...
14 Jan 16Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is neither robust or inclusive enough to support the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
14 Jan 16All three of the west African countries hardest hit by Ebola are currently free of the virus for the first time since the start of the epidemic two years ago, after the most recent outbreak of the...
13 Jan 16Almost $8bn is needed to support people in Syria and the surrounding region as the conflict heads into its sixth year with no signs of ending, according to three United Nations agencies.
12 Jan 16A hydropower plant planned for one Liberia’s remote Lofa County has received World Bank funding of $27m.
12 Jan 16The United Nations global emergency fund has released $31m to help those affected by Boko Haram-related violence in the Lake Chad Basin.
12 Jan 16Deliveries of humanitarian aid have finally reached the besieged towns in Syria where people have reportedly been starving to death after being cut off by pro-government or opposition forces.
8 Jan 16United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has denounced the decision of the Yemeni government to expel the UN human rights representative from the war-torn country.
8 Jan 16The European Investment Bank has priced up two of its bonds this week, one of which amounts to the largest ever issue by a supranational institution in the GBP market.
8 Jan 16American international development agency USAID has announced partnerships with two US companies to fight multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
8 Jan 16The Asian Development Bank approved a total of $27.15bn in funding in 2015 – an all-time high and a 19% increase on the year before.
7 Jan 16The European Union is to spend €1bn on programmes to support social and economic development in regions on both sides of its external borders.
7 Jan 16Increased conflict, new security threats and climate change are rapidly changing the global development landscape, the British aid watchdog has said.
6 Jan 16The World Bank has approved $277m in financing for Bangladesh to help 19.5 million children complete primary school and increase the country’s low-cost energy supply.
