News Archive
- Commonwealth Secretariat and UNESCO agree to work together towards achieving education goals
- Released: 2 Nov 2009
- Agreement reflects our commitment to partnerships, says Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith
- UN kicks off first Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week
- Released: 2 Nov 2009
- Region needs to rebalance sources of economic growth, ESCAP chief says
- ILO says economic crisis eroding real wages for second year running
- Released: 3 Nov 2009
- GENEVA (ILO News) – Global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and is expected to drop even further this year despite signs of a possible economic recovery, the International Labour Organization said.
- UN trade and investment policy body for Asia and the Pacific opens first session and notes that region is leading trade-led recovery from economic crisis
- Released: 4 Nov 2009
- UN trade and investment policy body for Asia and the Pacific opens first session
- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi address financial institutions on need for responsible investment
- Released: 2 Nov 2009
- Ban and Supachai address financial institutions on need for responsible investmentUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi urged leaders of stock exchanges and financial institutions to better manage and integrate environmental, social and governance issues into their business practices
- Egyptian Government Scales Up Gender Equity Certification for Private Firms
- Released: 3 Nov 2009
- The Government of Egypt has announced plans to expand an innovative programme, piloted by UNIFEM, to extend gender equality in private sector companies.
- UN meeting closes with call for trade deal to help least developed countries
- Released: 6 Nov 2009
- First Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week concludes
- ILO Governing Body to address world of work response to global economic crisis
- Released: 6 Nov 2009
- GENEVA (ILO News) – The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) is to examine the response of the world of work to the global economic crisis, and assess the current outlook for a recovery in employment at its meeting here on 5-20 November under the Global Jobs Pact adopted by the ILO’s International Labour Conference in June 2009.
- Global Media Monitoring Project Scrutinizes the Representation of Gender in the News
- Released: 10 Nov 2009
- Gender equality in the news media came under scrutiny by the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) in some 127 countries around the world today.
- Go carbon neutral, say vulnerable countries
- Released: 11 Nov 2009
- Countries most vulnerable to climate change said they were "gravely concerned" about the downgrading of expectations for December's climate change conference in Copenhagen.
- Commonwealth helps councillors in The Gambia to develop community projects
- Released: 11 Nov 2009
- Training programme was organised to secure assistance from World Bank’s ‘community-driven development programme’
- The Presidents of Mali and Sao Tomé and Principe and UNCTAD's Secretary-General urged African officials meeting in Mali to strive to use the continent's vast natural resources for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction
- Released: 11 Nov 2009
- The Presidents of Mali and Sao Tomé and Principe and UNCTAD's Secretary-General urged African officials meeting in Mali to strive to use the continent's vast natural resources for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.
- ESCAP to Hold High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
- Released: 11 Nov 2009
- ESCAP to Hold High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
- Central Asian States Agree to Coordinate Efforts to Combat Economic Crisis
- Released: 12 Nov 2009
- UN forum in Bishkek focuses on subregional cooperation in dealing with crisis
- Nepal’s forests to be handed over to local communities
- Released: 15 Nov 2009
- Hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest are to be handed over to Nepal’s rural poor, with help from a £40 million programme from the Department for International Development (DFID).
- Secretary-General briefed on Migration Commission
- Released: 17 Nov 2009
- The worldwide flow of millions of people crossing borders to seek better lives has brought the issue of migration to the forefront of international concern, and a Commonwealth organisation has now signalled its intention to bring a Commonwealth perspective to this issue.
- Minister calls for new approach to hunger in Ethiopia
- Released: 18 Nov 2009
- Fundamental change is needed if Ethiopia is to end the wide spread hunger and dependency on food aid that continues to blight the lives of millions, International Development Minister, Gareth Thomas, said today.
- High-Level Meeting on Gender Equality Closes with Adoption of Bangkok Declaration for Beijing+15
- Released: 19 Nov 2009
- “I have been pleased to witness a renewed commitment to seeking common solutions, building upon regional strengths and forging new partnerships to promote regional cooperation,” said Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary of ESCAP.
- A network has been launched in the Caribbean to help businesses in the region
- Released: 20 Nov 2009
- Facilities and training are among benefits offered to those with new or potential businesses
- UN report provides year-end snapshot of Asia-Pacific’s recovery
- Released: 25 Nov 2009
- BANGKOK (UNODC and UN/ESCAP Information Services) -- A new United Nations report points out various push and pull factors leading to an increase in the trafficking and demand of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in the countries of East and South-East Asia.
- School Meals Boost Education and Food Security for Children
- Released: 24 Nov 2009
- Although the report says that most countries offer school meals to their students, poor countries face a double burden of trying to expand under-funded feeding programs while fending off the worst effects of the financial, food, and fuel crises, with too little support from the international aid community.
- ILO Governing Body calls for comprehensive crisis response, long-term sustainable development based on Global Jobs Pact
- Released: 20 Nov 2009
- GENEVA (ILO News) – The Governing Body of the International Labour Office called for an “employment oriented” response to the global economic crisis based on policy measures set out in the ILO’s Global Jobs Pact.
- Negotiators focus on data gaps in farm trade talks
- Released: 20 Nov 2009
- As WTO agriculture negotiators continued to progress on some necessary technical tasks, chairperson David Walker urged them on 20 November 2009 to meet their deadline for submitting missing data.
- Need for ‘three-pronged’ approach in wake of global crises
- Released: 23 Nov 2009
- Civil society has become stitched firmly into the Commonwealth’s fabric, says Sharma
- New climate deal must tackle energy poverty, says UN
- Released: 23 Nov 2009
- 1.5 billion people still living in darkness, says UN ahead of Copenhagen climate talks
- World Bank Approves US$16 Million for Results Based Education System
- Released: 24 Nov 2009
- WASHINGTON, November 24, 2009 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$16 million loan for Jamaica to support reforms to the national education system through capacity building.
- UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Announces US$10.5 Million in Grants for 13 Projects in 18 Countries
- Released: 24 Nov 2009
- United Nations, New York — The United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) will award nearly US$10.5 million in 2009 to 13 projects and initiatives that are addressing gender-based violence in 18 countries
- Cutting red tape key to promote trade within Asia-Pacific: joint UN/ADB report
- Released: 25 Nov 2009
- Report launched today at first Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum in Bangkok
