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27 Jan 16
The United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has been accused by Israel of “encouraging terror” after he condemned the construction of Israeli settlements as an affront to the Palestinian people...
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27 Jan 16
An arms embargo should be placed on South Sudan and the country’s president and rebel leader should be sanctioned over atrocities, a United Nations panel that monitors the conflict has said.
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26 Jan 16
The security and stability challenges the European Union faces require closer, better coordinated collective action, according to the commissioner for international cooperation and development.
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26 Jan 16
The European Commission's response to the financial crisis of the late 2000s was "generally weak", with measures not applied consistently and lacking in thorough scrutiny, auditors have said.
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26 Jan 16
A review by the European Commission has found that 11 countries in the bloc face high risks to their public finances due to forecasts for increases in public sector debt levels.
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26 Jan 16
World economic growth will fall to its lowest rate since the financial crisis this year and could be as little as 2%, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast.
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26 Jan 16
The United Nations has warned that the health consequences of El Niño are likely to continue throughout 2016 and urged governments to invest now in preparedness to prevent unnecessary deaths,...
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26 Jan 16
The United Nations refugee agency and its partners have called for more than half a billion dollars this year to help those fleeing conflicts in Nigeria and the Central African Republic.
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25 Jan 16
Three of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies and senior representatives from philanthropic and insurance organisations have called for a “paradigm shift” in the world’s approach to humanitarian...
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25 Jan 16
The UK has pledged £30m in new aid funding to help those arriving in Europe after escaping the brutal conflict in Syria, the country’s international development secretary announced on Friday.
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25 Jan 16
A new trust fund to help developing nations in Asia and the Pacific prepare, structure and market bankable public-private partnership (PPP) projects has launched today.
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25 Jan 16
The World Health Organisation has announced that 21 countries in the Americas and about ten in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection and warned...
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25 Jan 16
The government of Suriname has requested financial support from a number of international lenders as its economy is crippled by the fall in commodity prices.
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22 Jan 16
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has condemned a move by Israel to claim 370 acres of land in the occupied West Bank as a “violation of international law”.
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22 Jan 16
Economic growth in Moldova “came in surprisingly strong” last year but significant weaknesses and risks remain a concern, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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22 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has forecast negative growth in the Latin American economy for the second consecutive year, a dip of a duration not seen since the debt crisis of 1982-3.
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22 Jan 16
Transparency International has today welcomed the launch of a new anti-corruption body in Honduras, which will tackle criminals within the nation’s political, judicial and security systems.
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21 Jan 16
The African Development Bank has approved two substantial loans to support agriculture in Uganda and Cameroon.
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21 Jan 16
At least $41m is needed to help half of the population of the Central African Republic – amounting to 2.5 million people – who are facing hunger, the World Food Programme has warned.
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21 Jan 16
Cambodia must tackle its skills gap and boost productivity if the country is to maintain its impressive growth, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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21 Jan 16
Foreign direct investment into industrialised nations pushed global FDI to an eight-year high in 2015, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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21 Jan 16
The European Commission has announced €77m in funding for the Horn of Africa, with aid reaching Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
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21 Jan 16
Canada has the highest proportion of women among its senior central government officials of all the G20 countries, followed by Australia, South Africa, the UK and Brazil, according to research from...
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21 Jan 16
The UK’s Department for International Development needs to be better placed to ensure value for money in its response to fluid, long-term crises, the country’s public spending watchdog has said.
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21 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has opened the nomination process for its next managing director.
27 Jan 16The United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has been accused by Israel of “encouraging terror” after he condemned the construction of Israeli settlements as an affront to the Palestinian people...
27 Jan 16An arms embargo should be placed on South Sudan and the country’s president and rebel leader should be sanctioned over atrocities, a United Nations panel that monitors the conflict has said.
26 Jan 16The security and stability challenges the European Union faces require closer, better coordinated collective action, according to the commissioner for international cooperation and development.
26 Jan 16The European Commission's response to the financial crisis of the late 2000s was "generally weak", with measures not applied consistently and lacking in thorough scrutiny, auditors have said.
26 Jan 16A review by the European Commission has found that 11 countries in the bloc face high risks to their public finances due to forecasts for increases in public sector debt levels.
26 Jan 16World economic growth will fall to its lowest rate since the financial crisis this year and could be as little as 2%, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast.
26 Jan 16The United Nations has warned that the health consequences of El Niño are likely to continue throughout 2016 and urged governments to invest now in preparedness to prevent unnecessary deaths,...
26 Jan 16The United Nations refugee agency and its partners have called for more than half a billion dollars this year to help those fleeing conflicts in Nigeria and the Central African Republic.
25 Jan 16Three of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies and senior representatives from philanthropic and insurance organisations have called for a “paradigm shift” in the world’s approach to humanitarian...
25 Jan 16The UK has pledged £30m in new aid funding to help those arriving in Europe after escaping the brutal conflict in Syria, the country’s international development secretary announced on Friday.
25 Jan 16A new trust fund to help developing nations in Asia and the Pacific prepare, structure and market bankable public-private partnership (PPP) projects has launched today.
25 Jan 16The World Health Organisation has announced that 21 countries in the Americas and about ten in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection and warned...
25 Jan 16The government of Suriname has requested financial support from a number of international lenders as its economy is crippled by the fall in commodity prices.
22 Jan 16United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has condemned a move by Israel to claim 370 acres of land in the occupied West Bank as a “violation of international law”.
22 Jan 16Economic growth in Moldova “came in surprisingly strong” last year but significant weaknesses and risks remain a concern, the International Monetary Fund has said.
22 Jan 16The International Monetary Fund has forecast negative growth in the Latin American economy for the second consecutive year, a dip of a duration not seen since the debt crisis of 1982-3.
22 Jan 16Transparency International has today welcomed the launch of a new anti-corruption body in Honduras, which will tackle criminals within the nation’s political, judicial and security systems.
21 Jan 16The African Development Bank has approved two substantial loans to support agriculture in Uganda and Cameroon.
21 Jan 16At least $41m is needed to help half of the population of the Central African Republic – amounting to 2.5 million people – who are facing hunger, the World Food Programme has warned.
21 Jan 16Cambodia must tackle its skills gap and boost productivity if the country is to maintain its impressive growth, the Asian Development Bank has said.
21 Jan 16Foreign direct investment into industrialised nations pushed global FDI to an eight-year high in 2015, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
21 Jan 16The European Commission has announced €77m in funding for the Horn of Africa, with aid reaching Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
21 Jan 16Canada has the highest proportion of women among its senior central government officials of all the G20 countries, followed by Australia, South Africa, the UK and Brazil, according to research from...
21 Jan 16The UK’s Department for International Development needs to be better placed to ensure value for money in its response to fluid, long-term crises, the country’s public spending watchdog has said.
21 Jan 16The International Monetary Fund has opened the nomination process for its next managing director.
