by Raphael | Feb 2, 2021 | DRR Knowledge Products, IsDB Featured Publications POM, Publications
The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown have adversely affected the global economic activities. Given the global impact of the crisis, H.E. Dr. Bandar Hajjar, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, constituted a Working Group to study the impact...
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 8, 2021 | Events
When: 23 to 26 March 2021 Where: Bangkok, Thailand / Virtual Background The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, in particular those with special...
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...
by Naveeda | Dec 17, 2020 | News
The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and UNDP, in partnership with Middle East and North Africa Public Administration Research Think Tank Network (MENAPAR TTN) successfully concluded the three-day Virtual Arab Regional Workshop on “Investing...
