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UNICEF and the Austrian Development Agency announce new cooperation to empower youth and communities in Armenia to become climate resilient

23 October 2024, YEREVAN – UNICEF and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation, announced the launch of a three-year cooperation (2024-2027) aiming to empower young people and communities across Armenia to become resilience towards climate change. Through this programme, ADA and UNICEF, in cooperation with Ministry of Environment, Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Ministry of Health … Continue reading UNICEF and the Austrian Development Agency announce new cooperation to empower youth and communities in Armenia to become climate resilient

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UNEP
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Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost

Press release – 24 Oct 2024 Cali/Nairobi, 24 October 2024 – Nations must collectively commit to cutting 42 per cent off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – and back this up with rapid action – or the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal will be gone within a few years, according to … Continue reading Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost

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UN Tourism
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Women account for over 52% of the tourism workforce in Latin America, according to UN Tourism

October 25, 2024 – ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – UN Tourism and Paraguay’s Ministry of Tourism present a joint report on the role of women in the regional tourism sector. The study is presented in the lead-up to the 1st Regional Conference on Women’s Empowerment in Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Asunción, Paraguay, on October 21 and 22. “very important because it seeks … Continue reading Women account for over 52% of the tourism workforce in Latin America, according to UN Tourism

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Thomson Reuters
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Thomson Reuters acquires Materia – a specialist in agentic AI for the tax, audit and accounting profession

TORONTO, October 22, 2024 –Thomson Reuters Corporation (“Thomson Reuters”) (TSX/NYSE: TRI), a global content and technology company, today announced it has acquired Materia, a US-based startup that specializes in the development of an agentic AI assistant for the tax, audit and accounting profession. This transaction, which is complementary to Thomson Reuters AI roadmap, accelerates Thomson Reuters vision for the provision of generative AI tools to the … Continue reading Thomson Reuters acquires Materia – a specialist in agentic AI for the tax, audit and accounting profession

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The Nobel Prize
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A Nobel prize in Economic Sciences 2024 for an explanation of why nations fail

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 to Daron AcemogluMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Cambridge, USA Simon JohnsonMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Cambridge, USA James A. RobinsonUniversity of Chicago, IL, USA The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has recently announced the recipients of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of … Continue reading A Nobel prize in Economic Sciences 2024 for an explanation of why nations fail

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