Tag: International Affairs

Kyrgyzstan Strengthens Action on Climate Resilience and Early Warning Systems
Asia

Kyrgyzstan Strengthens Action on Climate Resilience and Early Warning Systems

Press Release – Bishkek, 11 April 2025 – The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, in collaboration with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Food Programme, and key development partners, convened an International Scientific and Practical Conference on Monitoring and Forecasting Climate-Related Natural Disasters focused on improving the monitoring and forecasting of climate-related natural disasters.  In … Continue reading Kyrgyzstan Strengthens Action on Climate Resilience and Early Warning Systems

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energy sector works
Europe

AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works

Major new IEA report brings groundbreaking data and analysis to one of the most pressing and least understood energy issues today, exploring AI’s wide range of potential impacts News Release – Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world while also unlocking significant opportunities to cut costs, … Continue reading AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works

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Urgent need for renewing global commitment to climate action
Europe

Urgent need for renewing global commitment to climate action, says OSCE PA Special Representative Pons

Press Release – COPENHAGEN, 28 February 2025 – As the world faces escalating climate crises after another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on Climate Change and Vice-President Pere Joan Pons (Spain) recalled that global co-operation remains the cornerstone of effective climate action. Noting with regret the United States’ recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Special Representative … Continue reading Urgent need for renewing global commitment to climate action, says OSCE PA Special Representative Pons

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Introducing the Safe System Tool: Road Safety in Action
Europe

Safe System Tool: Road Safety in Action

Media Release – 19 February 2025 – The International Transport Forum (ITF) is proud to announce the launch of the Safe System Tool, an innovative platform designed to support road safety assessments and interventions. This user-friendly tool empowers stakeholders to evaluate and enhance their strategies, projects, and plans, aligning them with the Safe System approach and to proactively reduce road deaths and severe injuries.  The Safe System … Continue reading Safe System Tool: Road Safety in Action

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African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries
Africa

African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

Press Release – 10-Feb-2025 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved over $31 million in funding under its African Climate Action Window (CAW) to strengthen climate resilience in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Madagascar. The Climate Action Window of the Bank Group’s African Development Fund seeks to mobilize $4 billion by 2025 to provide rapid and coherent access to … Continue reading African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

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UNEP
Global, Middle East

Nature-based Solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, but investments in skills needed

Press Release – Riyadh, 7 December 2024 – Investing in nature-based solutions (NbS) could create up to 32 million new jobs by 2030. This is according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).  Launched at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat … Continue reading Nature-based Solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, but investments in skills needed

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oecd
Europe

Generative AI set to exacerbate regional divide in OECD countries, says first regional analysis on its impact on local job markets

Press release – 28 November 2024 Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact regional local job markets differently across OECD countries, exacerbating existing urban-rural income and productivity gaps as well as the digital divides between regions, according to a new OECD report. Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2024 finds that, following a decade of employment growth, over half of OECD regions had reached employment rates above … Continue reading Generative AI set to exacerbate regional divide in OECD countries, says first regional analysis on its impact on local job markets

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UN Carbon Market
Global

Key Standards for UN Carbon Market Finalized Ahead of COP29

10 October 2024 UN Climate Change News, 10 October 2024 – In meetings held on the heels of Pre-COP in Baku, agreement was reached on crucial standards to operationalize a new UN crediting mechanism ahead of COP29. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, responsible for creating the UN carbon market under the Paris Agreement, adopted standards for methodologies and greenhouse gas removals. Known as the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism, this … Continue reading Key Standards for UN Carbon Market Finalized Ahead of COP29

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unesco
Global

African Union and UNESCO Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference

African Union and UNESCO Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference Press Release – 9 October 2024 UNESCO and the African Union recently hosted a high-level partners’ breakfast meeting in Addis Ababa to exchange views on safety of journalists on the continent, ahead of the 2024 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) Global Conference, scheduled for … Continue reading African Union and UNESCO Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference

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