Using their own resources, IFAD and IsDB will jointly finance priority projects in some of their 57 common member countries over the next five years with a cofinancing target of $500 million ($250 million from each institution).
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Play decisive role to address Rohingya crisis: PM urges UN
Dhaka, Oct 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the United Nations to play a more decisive and robust role in resolving many of today’s intractable challenges such as the Rohingya crisis.
You Don’t Need a US Visa to Address the UN
By Thalif Deen UN, Jun 23 2020 (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic is beginning to transform the United Nations into an institution far beyond recognition.
Covid-19 offers chance to address human rights concerns: HRW
New Checklist Offers Guide for Rights-Promoting Response New York – Governments should take urgent action to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and care for those most affected without sacrificing human rights. In its new 40-question checklist on the Covid-19 crisis,…
Europe fail to address Covid-19: Need for health citizenship
by Joan Costa-Font on 30th March 2020 A Europe-wide public-health authority should be a priority to counteract collective-action problems among EU member states. The Covid-19 crisis is not just the most important health crisis that higher-income countries have suffered over…
Ecuador in frontline to address climate change
By Matilde Mordt QUITO, Ecuador, Jun 5 2019 (IPS) – As the UN commemorates World Environment Day, UNDP would like to take this opportunity to commend Ecuador’s efforts to address climate change and its commitment to raising its climate ambition.…
The right investments to address the human capital crisis
By Kristalina Georgieva Washington, DC – For 75 years, the World Bank has been at the forefront of development, helping countries make smart investments to prepare their citizens for the future. It has been particularly focused on the poorest and…
Biodiversity Convention decides to address conflicts of interest
Denpasar (Lim Li Lin) — Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have approved conflicts of interest procedures to limit the influence of private sector industry and other economic and vested interests from unduly influencing decisions taken to…