The United Nations in Iraq has strongly condemned the death of a journalist who was seized by armed men in Dohuk city on 13 August and has called on the government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to i...
United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Said Djinnit has strongly condemned the massacre of dozens of civilians during an overnight attack in Beni, located in restive eastern Democrati...
¿Hace calor afuera? ¿Debería llevar un paraguas? La mayoría de nosotros no pensamos mucho más que eso cuando normalmente escuchamos el informe del tiempo. Sin embargo, la información meteorol...
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has reported that after a standoff with a convoy of heavily-armed men near Sibut, the capital of Kémo Prefecture, UN forc...
También disponible en: Inglés En el estadio Maracaná de Brasil, miles de espectadores estaban de pie, en puntillas, mientras que en el resto del mundo millones de jubilosos televidentes seguían la...
What happens when your mobile phone dies? Which country is most likely to recycle? And do people repair their phones or just simply throw them away? We did the research to find out...Believe it or not...
[[tweetable]]Según Aristóteles “los buenos hábitos adquiridos en la juventud marcan la diferencia”[[/tweetable]], y ¡qué gran diferencia está haciendo un grupo de jóvenes libaneses (homb...
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 12 August 2016 – A rare sound of children’s laughter can be heard at Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Culture, where normally Government staff and their partners focus o...
We need to put our dollars and support towards solutions that we know will end homelessness.
Although concerns about immigration appeared as factors in Britain’s exit from the European Union, the Brexit vote was also a referendum on the failures of globalisation. Traditional economists prom...
SANA’A, Yemen, 10 August 2016 – At 8:20 am, I arrived at the Bani Hushaysh District, due east of the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. The journey had started in the city at 7:00 am, and I was joined by...
A major palm oil company, which had its sustainability certificates suspended for violating rules designed to prevent the destruction of Indonesia's forests and peatlands, has had those certificates r...
DEBAGA, Iraq, 9 August 2016 – On the outskirts of a dusty village in Iraq, a city is springing into existence. Hundreds of people arrive at Debaga displacement camp every day.
“There is corruption in local government,” admitted President Abdel Fattah el Sisi at a presidential youth forum in Cairo in early August. “But, what can we do?” he laughed. “Sack and jail H...
For a Russian, waiting for the Olympics to begin is not easy. There are many conflicting emotions and questions. Is it right to ban some but not all athletes? Do we blame our Ministry of Sport for dev...
European Commission - Statement Brussels, 1 August 2016 We have signed today an agreement on €50 million support from the EU's "African Peace Facility" to the Lake Chad Basin Commission Multi-Nation...
No country can fight corruption seriously unless the people who have the courage to speak out are protected. That’s why Transparency International Italy and Riparte il Futuro, an important anti-corr...
European Commission - Fact Sheet Brussels, 22 July 2016 EU International Cooperation and Development Results Report: Questions and Answers What is in the report? The report draws on the results of the...
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 22 July 2016 The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved i...
Investing in the social sector requires a deep understanding of why a specific investment will contribute to change the world for the better.
A more equitable society would offer those resources to every student, focusing first on the places where resources have been lacking or denied, in order to intentionally close the opportunity gap.
En 2015, Canadá y el BID reflejan años de colaboración
En Vila Castelo, una aldea en el estado Pará en Brasil, las mujeres son pescadoras y aprenden a ser microempresarias con apoyo del BID.
La mujer lidera la transformación del municipio colombiano de Apartadó tras años de violencia.
Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, to take part in first-ever Refugee Olympic Team.
UNHCR redeploys staff from other parts of the country while partner organizations set up new health clinics to cope with the influx.
Since conflict flared three weeks ago, the number of people fleeing to Uganda has doubled to 52,000, with 8,000 more seeking refuge in Sudan and Kenya.