Price Uncertainty Puts Carbon Wealth of Nations at Risk
New Delhi (ABC Live): Carbon Wealth of Nations : The Carbon Wealth of Nations at Risk Carbon assets—oil, gas, and coal—make up a significant share of wealth in many countries. In the Middle East and...
View ArticleKnow How Air Pollution Impact Your Health
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View ArticleKnow The WTO Agreement on Agriculture
New Delhi (ABC Live): WTO Agreement on Agriculture : The Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations”, signed by ministers in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 is...
View ArticleKnow CAATSA Effects on United States-Russia Relations
New Delhi (ABC Live): CAATSA Effects : On August 2, 2017, the President signed into law the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (Public Law 115-44) (CAATSA), which among other...
View ArticleITU Focuses on Future of Cable TV
Geneva (ABC Live): Future of Cable TV : The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) oranized a workshop 25-26 January at the organization’s Geneva headquarters designed to inform regulators and...
View ArticleBamako Convention Aims to Make Africa Pollution-Free
Abidjan (ABC Live): Bamako Convention : Parties to the Bamako Convention adopted a set of decisions. They also adopted, by consensus, a negotiated Ministerial Declaration through which they reaffirmed...
View ArticleSweden Sign Highest WFP Strategic Partnership Agreement
Stockholm (ABC Live): WFP Strategic Partnership Agreement : The Swedish Government and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, with Sweden making a...
View Article1.4 billion Women Lack Legal Protection Against Domestic Violence
Washington (ABC Live) : Legal Protection Against Domestic Violence : More than one billion women lack legal protection against domestic sexual violence, says new research from the World Bank. The...
View ArticleKnow the Legal Framework Governing Broiler Chickens
New Delhi (ABC Live): Legal Framework Governing Broiler Chickens : Since the last four decades the poultry business has been a backyard affair, but today, it has expanded into a massive industry....
View ArticleKnow China Footprints in India First Maldives
New Delhi (ABC Live): Maldives : The way the foreign policy of China has evolved in recent decades to consolidate its interests could be an object lesson to other countries. Initially, China‟s Asian...
View ArticleOHCHR Backs Democratic Government in Maldives
New York (ABC Live): Maldives : The declaration of the state of emergency in the Maldives by President Abdulla Yameen and the resulting suspension of constitutional guarantees have undermined the...
View ArticleUN-Habitat Bats for New Urban Agenda in WUF9
Kuala Lumpur (ABC Live):UN-Habitat : The head of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) said on Wednesday that a week-long conference on sustainable urban development that kicked off...
View ArticleECOSOC Youth Forum Calls for Active Role in SDGs
NEW YORK ( ABC Live) ECOSOC Youth Forum :Youth leaders from around the world have called for action to improve the future of young people in the world of work. More than 700 took part in a two-day...
View ArticleITU Aims Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development
Geneva (ABC Live): Artificial Intelligence :The 2nd AI for Good Global Summit at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, 15-17 May 2018, will take action to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerates...
View ArticleSOP1 of Year of Polar Prediction Starts on 1st February
Goa (ABC Live):Year of Polar Prediction : The Arctic Winter Special Observing Period (SOP1) of the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) commenced on 1 February 2018. WMO looks forward to the extensive...
View ArticleUS,UK Worry After China Plastic Waste Imports Ban
New Delhi (ABC Live): China Plastic Waste Imports Ban : China decided to ban imports of plastic waste at the end of last year, it left major exporters of plastic waste unprepared. According to the...
View ArticleBollywood Movie Pad Man Gets WHO Appreciation
New York (ABC Live): Pad Man : Bollywood is highlighting the issue of menstrual hygiene in a new comedy-drama that aims to break taboos around sanitary pads. Pad Man is inspired by a rural welder in...
View ArticleIAEA,EU Review Nuclear Safety and Security Cooperation
Vienna (ABC Live): Nuclear Safety : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU) reviewed progress achieved in working together on a range of nuclear activities and agreed...
View ArticleUS Tax Cuts and Jobs Act May Affects $2 Trillion FDI
Geneva (ABC Live):Tax Cuts and Jobs Act : The United States “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” will have significant implications for global FDI patterns. It will affect multinational enterprises and foreign...
View ArticleWOSM and UNEP Reviewing Their Environment Partnership
Goa (ABC Live)WOSM : The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and UN Environment are renewing their partnership on the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our...
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