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The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has graduated from the official list of Least Developed Countries (LDC), becoming the sixth country to achieve the milestone since the development categorization was created in 1971. The graduation is “testimony ... Read more...

The Climate Dialogues, a series of virtual events to help pave the way towards next year’s climate change conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, wrapped up today. More than 80 virtual events took place between 23 November and 4 December 2020, providing ... Read more...

Hardie Grant Books and RMIT Writing and Publishing are thrilled to announce that the winner of the inaugural Spark Prize is Youjia Song and her narrative non-fiction book proposal, The Pursuit of Impossible Dreams . The Spark Prize was launched earlier ... Read more...

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Dec 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) ("Greenbriar") is pleased to announce that it has executed a formal agreement with Devon Sandford of Lethbridge, Alberta, for ... Read more...

© UNICEF/Josh Estey Only in exceptional circumstances and with incontrovertible evidence of intentional murder does international law permit the death penalty. (file) UN independent human rights experts expressed serious concern on Thursday, after ... Read more...

By Eunar Noreen Karatu/Bordger Bakere ICRC “The last time I saw my brother was in 1990, when he went to drop off my sister and her son at Makaki point in Kieta town. Before leaving, he asked for chicken for dinner and we ate all together that ... Read more...

60+ international experts share insights at online event HONG KONG, Dec 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Addressing the importance of open innovation (an innovation management model that promotes collaboration with external parties) and collaboration in corporate ... Read more...

NZ Army Unimog truck parts for the Kingdom of Tonga’s military and PPE, including medical gowns, have been delivered to the island nation today. A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules delivered the freight in a contactless logistics stop, with ... Read more...

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 190 million children affected by humanitarian crises amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The appeal for 2021, which is a 35 per cent increase ... Read more...

An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe longterm impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a new study from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has ... Read more...