by Raphael | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
By Xiaojun Grace Wang, Deputy Director, UNOSSC Many would trace the origin of South-South cooperation (SSC) to the landmark Asian-African Conference of Bandung in 1955, where developing nations laid the fundamental principles for cooperation. When visualizing that...
by Raphael | Feb 1, 2021 | IsDB Featured Publications POM, Publications
50 Briefs of IsDB Programs and Operations introduces a wide array of initiatives implemented by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Member Countries and in Outreach Communities in Non-Member Countries , with the aim of contributing to the empowerment of women and...
by Raphael | Jan 19, 2021 | Financing Mechanisms
Background As the world suffers the economic slowdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade, investment, growth, and employment are all affected, and the crisis will have an impact on the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Women Enterprise...
by Raphael | Jan 19, 2021 | Capacity Development Initiatives
UN Women and UNV are partnering up for the new Young Women Leaders Initiative, which aims to create professional opportunities for leaders of tomorrow and further enhance diversity in UN Women. Ten young women from the Global South will be invited to serve as UN Youth...
by Raphael | Jan 8, 2021 | DRR News, News
Jan 6 2021 (IPS) – On 1st January 2021, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement commenced after months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The AfCFTA aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic...
