by adminrise | Dec 10, 2020 | Development issues
Rich countries will miss a key promise they made to the poor world on the climate crisis by failing to provide the money necessary for them to cope with its effects, damaging the prospects for global action, the UN secretary general has said. Developing countries were...
by adminrise | Nov 4, 2020 | Development issues
Remember back in the spring when the nations of the world competed for personal protective equipment (PPE)? Canadians were shocked when US President Donald Trump tried to block the shipment of PPE to Canada. That wasn’t a one-off event. The fight to secure domestic...
by adminrise | Oct 26, 2020 | Development issues
The digital economy is bringing about significant changes worldwide. It is becoming increasingly relevant and indispensable for both consumers and businesses, offering opportunities for consumers such as finding the goods and services they need more easily and in a...
by adminrise | Oct 26, 2020 | Development issues
The way that ownership and control of land and resources is managed and understood is changing globally, even as changes in financial markets and the climate catastrophe are putting increasing pressure on land and land-based resources. The changes taking place can...
by adminrise | Oct 14, 2020 | Development issues
COVID-19 is just one example of the rising trend of diseases – from Ebola to MERS to West Nile and Rift Valley fevers – caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts into the human population. A new assessment offers ten recommendations, and identifies One...
by adminrise | Oct 14, 2020 | Development issues
Statement by Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Thank you for joining us for the launch of a new report by the UN Environment Programme and the International Livestock Research Institute. The report is...
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