Already one of the most generous providers of aid, Luxembourg has strengthened its development co-operation in recent years. It could build on this by setting out a clear vision for the future that factors in new risks of instability in fragile countries and ensures no vulnerable groups are overlooked, according to a new OECD Review.

The polar bear, floating mournfully away on an ice floe as his habitat melts around him, is perhaps one of the most well-travelled symbols of the impacts of climate change.

Statistics by sector and by country based on DAC Members’ reporting on the Environment Policy Marker.

Spurred by a rise in 2019 development aid, the OECD and its donor member countries are working to help the most vulnerable countries during the coronavirus crisis. Official development assistance (ODA) provided by OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members rose by 1.4% in real terms to USD 152.8 billion in 2019.

Germany’s foreign aid is at a record high and rising, but more effort will be needed to reach an internationally agreed donors’ target and fulfil Germany’s own goal to send more aid to the neediest countries, according to a new OECD Review.

Korea should strengthen its social safety net and improve support for laid-off workers to help them find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.

Japan could help laid-off workers find a job more quickly by improving co-ordination between public employment services and companies, as well as ensuring that all workers benefit from adequate Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, according to a new OECD report.

Canada should improve the support its employment services offer to help laid-off workers find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.

More equal access to employment services and better co-ordination between the government and social partners could help disadvantaged laid-off workers get back into employment, according to a new OECD report.

Australia should provide early access to more intensive employment services for disadvantaged laid-off workers to help them find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.

Most international bribes are paid by large companies, usually with the knowledge of senior management, according to new OECD analysis of the cost of foreign bribery and corruption.

New international guidance on fighting corruption in the development sector goes into effect today, backed by more than 40 countries, with progress on agreed recommendations to be monitored by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

The New Economy involves phasing out all aspects of the old, including personnel

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Qantas will more than double the number of flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after a decision by Regional Express to withdraw from the route.

The national carrier on Friday said they entered an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman to rectify a misclassification issue.

Qantas has told 30,000 staff members to take unpaid leave until May.

The airline has told 20,000 staff members to stand down and cut schedules from late March until May after the government recommended Australians do not travel overseas

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths were the first to flag offers for staff members being made redundant during the coronavirus pandemic.

Almost 90,000 Australians lost their jobs on Monday as the government moved to shut all pubs, bars, cinemas and gyms in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. Anthony Fauci (left), CDC head Robert Redfield (bottom right), and FDA chief Stephen Hahn (top right) will self-quarantine after coming into contact with an infected White House staffer.

माननीय अध्यक्ष: अब पत्र सभा पटल पर रखे जाएंगे । श्री अर्जुन राम मेघवाल ।

संसदीय कार्य मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री तथा भारी उद्योग और लोक उद्यम मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री अर्जुन राम मेघवाल): महोदय, श्री किरेन रिजीजू की ओर से  मैं निम्नलिखित पत्र सभा पटल पर रखता हूं:

1.  (एक)     दादरा और नागर हवेली वक्फ बोर्ड, सिलवासा के वर्ष 2018-2019 के वार्षिक       प्रतिवेदन की एक प्रति (हिन्दी तथा अंग्रेजी संस्करण) तथा लेखापरीक्षित लेखे ।

(दो) दादरा और नागर हवेली वक्फ बोर्ड, सिलवासा के वर्ष 2018-2019 के कार्यकरण की सरकार द्वारा समीक्षा की एक प्रति (हिन्दी तथा अंग्रेजी संस्करण) ।

[Placed in Library, See No. LT 1092/17/19]  

2.  (एक) वक्फ बोर्ड अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह, पोर्ट ब्लेयर के वर्ष 2018-2019के वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन की एक प्रति (हिन्दी तथा अंग्रेजी संस्करण) तथा लेखापरीक्षित लेखे ।

माननीय अध्यक्ष: अब पत्र सभा पटल पर रखे जाएंगे ।           श्रीमती स्मृति जूबिन ईरानी ।

  THE MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI): Sir, I beg to lay on the Table of the House:

1.              (i)        A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year 2018-2019, alongwith Audited Accounts.

         (ii)         A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year 2018-2019. [Placed in Library, See No. LT 1124/17/19]

2.              (i)        A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Wool Research Association, Thane, for the year 2018-2019, alongwith Audited Accounts.

Community spread of the coronavirus in California began in a nail salon, Gov Gavin Newsom said at a news conference on Thursday but now a group representing salons plan to sue the Governor.

Bradley Daniele, 26, joined the Rebels OMCG in the wake of his father's death and in the years since has developed a reputation as one of its most feared enforcers.

The plight of a 'woman trapped in a man's body' is one he shares with several high-profile members of the sporting community and the way they have won the battle to find ultimate peace.

Danielle Young, based in Brisbane, Australia, said she originally considered purchasing Shona Joy dresses for $240, but wanted to keep costs down as much as possible.

The application Jessica Ennis-Hill made for a SportsAid grant as a 15-year-old has been revealed by the organisation's Twitter account on the day she announced her retirement.

Believe it or not, it's a thing. But 'mermaiding' runs far deeper than simply dressing up in a silicone tail. So what's the big pull?

According to the Daily Record, the contract includes an optional fifth year and will see De Gea rake in a staggering £13.3million a season after tax, making him the club's best-paid player.

Receipts from residential purchases fell 10 per cent in 2018/19 to £8.4billion compared with the previous year. This is the biggest fall since house prices collapsed during credit crunch in 2008.

Volunteers for development find mutual encouragement, as well as learning, during the three-day event in Pittsburgh.

One year ago, Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the newly elected Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh had taken the World Bank heads on by calling its policy 'an anti-people condition for lending.' But his government has recently negotiated a loan of Rs 7,510 crores from the bank. Sudhirendar Sharma says Reddy is taking the legacy of his predecessor forward.

The deadline for payment of electricity bills for March-April has been extended till May 30, the state government took the decision on Saturday. This is for power customers of all electricity distribution companies in the state.

Like life insurance policies which can be paid in monthly, quarterly, bi-yearly modes, soon you will be able to pay health insurance premiums similarly. This has come amid Covid 19 outbreak after IRDAI's call on the issue, when people have been

The deadline for payment of electricity bills for March-April has been extended till May 30, the state government took the decision on Saturday. This is for power customers of all electricity distribution companies in the state.

The chief minister wrote to the prime minister, reiterating that a financial aid of Rs 10,000 crore should be given immediately from this package to get the state's economy back on track.

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Nick Saban doesn't want to choose between his two best wide receivers from a year ago.

Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age.

Computer-aided image processing technique to protect weavers