Push for universal global ceasefire 'stalled by US and Russia'
Coronavirus: Government slashes spending by €367 million
The finance ministry has slashed €367 million from public expenditure as part of a revision of the 2020 state budget amid the coronavirus crisis. The government savings were passed by the Council of Ministers. Giorgos Panteli, permanent secretary of the finance ministry, told the Cyprus News Agency that the savings...
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Oceans may rise over a metre by 2100, five metres by 2300
PARIS: Oceans are likely to rise as much as 1.3 metres by 2100 if Earth´s surface warms another 3.5 degrees Celsius, scientists warned Friday. By 2300, when ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland will have shed trillions of tonnes in mass, sea levels could go up by more than five...
14 migrants killed by train in India
MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India’s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed Friday after being hit by a train, officials said. The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...
Rockets hit Libya's capital, killing 15
TRIPOLI: Rocket and shell fire on Tripoli has killed at least 13 civilians and two policemen in the last two days, Libya´s UN-recognised government said on Friday. The Government of National Accord accused forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar of carrying out the attacks, which it said...
Oceans may rise over a metre by 2100, five metres by 2300
PARIS: Oceans are likely to rise as much as 1.3 metres by 2100 if Earth’s surface warms another 3.5 degrees Celsius, scientists warned on Friday.By 2300, when ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland will have shed trillions of tonnes in mass, sea levels could go up by more than...
14 migrants killed by train in India
MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India’s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed Friday after being hit by a train, officials said.The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...
Rockets hit Libya's capital, killing 15
TRIPOLI: Rocket and shell fire on Tripoli has killed at least 13 civilians and two policemen in the last two days, Libya’s UN-recognised government said on Friday.The Government of National Accord accused forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar of carrying out the attacks, which it said...
Fourteen migrants killed by train in India
MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India’s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed on Friday after being hit by a train, officials said.The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...
Life-threatening extreme heat set to trap millions indoors by 2060
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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pak GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...
Quality development projects, guaranteed -- by Donald Lambert
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Artificial intelligence, and human education, needed to advance energy efficiency -- by Yongping Zhai (翟永平), Yoonah Lee, Dan Millison
To get energy efficiency programs back on track, governments need to focus on education, incentives and improved regulations, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
How do you like them apples? Central Asia gets ready to help feed the world -- by Dorothea Lazaro, Loreli de Dios
Central Asia is improving food safety measures to share with the world some of the more than 8000 plant species, as well as livestock, from the region.
Taking ownership: Better data is needed on women’s assets in Asia -- by Kaushal Joshi, Mildred Addawe, Arturo Martinez
Collecting sex-disaggregated data on asset ownership is an important step in achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific.
My surprising discovery about women’s opportunities in Armenia -- by Saleha Waseem
Underserved businesses run by women in Armenia need help to create a reliable client base and convince skeptical banks that their enterprises are a good investment.
The time has come for universal health coverage -- by Patrick L. Osewe
Investments in universal health coverage are investments in economic growth. They play a critical role in leveraging opportunities, anticipating challenges, and delivering the knowledge, expertise, and financing countries need to achieve universal health coverage.
Disasters put people on the move, for better or for worse -- by Kayly Ober
Disaster-related displacement is often negative, but can result in more resilient communities under the right circumstances. This can include better management of remittances sent to family members in the disaster zone.
Here’s a surprising way to achieve most of the SDGs -- by Martin Lemoine
There is one sector that contributes up to a third of gross domestic product, and is an important source of foreign currency, in many of Asia’s developing countries. It could be deployed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Rethinking the design of rural roads -- by Rika Idei
Re-examining the design of rural road projects will make them more effective in improving the lives of the people living nearby.
What is governance? -- by Bruno Carrasco
Governance can be a complex, broad topic but its basic underlying definition is deceptively simple.
Get smart to avoid a global water crisis -- by Stephane Y. Bessadi
Technology is a critical aspect of improving the availability and accessibility of clean water around the world.
Working for the public good -- by Sri Wening Handayani
Public work programs can build much-needed infrastructure while helping lift people out of poverty and shield them from the effects of natural disasters and economic crises
Why it matters that one of the region’s biggest trade deals is being upgraded -- by Jayant Menon, Anna Cassandra Melendez
Important changes are underway for Southeast Asia’s relationship with its biggest trading partner, the People’s Republic of China.
In Asia, young people are key to achieving national development goals -- by Chris Morris
Skills training, civic engagement and youth forums will help young people become active players in society’s shared efforts to grow and improve.
What makes a city livable? -- by Sonia Chand Sandhu, Jingmin Huang
Total asset management brings together all aspects of what it takes to make a city vibrant and livable.
Good governance by design -- by Bob Babajanian
Carefully designed social programs offer the best chance to avoid corruption, inefficiency and other governance problems.
Papua New Guinea is spending more on health. How can it get value for its money? -- by Inez Mikkelsen-Lopez, Alan Cairns
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Inside the camps in Cox’s Bazar, lives are gradually being rebuilt -- by Manmohan Parkash
At Camp No 5, in Cox's Bazar, there are about 632,000 displaced people still living in terrible conditions. But an international humanitarian effort is helping people in the community in southern Bangladesh live a better life.
Global renewable energy investment is slowing down. Should we worry? -- by Yongping Zhai (翟永平), Yoonah Lee
Investment in renewable energy around the world is entering a new phase that will require governments and the private sector to re-think the way they develop projects.
Data on climate change an effective weapon in fighting India’s coastal erosion -- by Rajesh Yadav
Effective and planned shoreline management would trigger activities for tourism, and support development of ocean and beach landscape, conserve biodiversity along with coastal people’s livelihood.
For sale—cheap: farms, buildings, cinemas, kindergartens and more -- by Rafael Abbasov
State-owned enterprises, including power utilities, in many countries have collected a menagerie of assets unrelated to their core business. And they are selling cheap.
Why I’m optimistic we can achieve SDG #1—ending poverty in all its forms, everywhere -- by Alessandra Heinemann
The graduation approach provides a sequenced intervention designed to overcome multiple barriers that prevent the extreme poor from breaking out of poverty.
Why we need to act fast on international trade laws and standards -- by Steven Beck
There’s one big element missing before we can create a truly transparent, seamless and open international trading framework.
Pension extension: Bringing informal workers into the retirement social safety net -- by Sri Wening Handayani
Millions of Asia’s informal workers – such as vendors, day laborers, and others – are left out of national pension systems. Here’s what we can do to help them in their later years.
In Wenchuan, they really did build back better -- by Ilan Noy, Benno Ferrarini, Donghyun Park
‘Build back better’ is often easier said than done after a disaster, but one example from the People’s Republic of China shows that it can be done well.
Resettlement isn’t easy. Here are four ways to improve outcomes for all parties involved -- by Rebekah Beatrice Ramsay
Involuntary resettlement can improve the lives of the resettled while reducing poverty and delivering results for development projects