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Date: 3 February 2025 AUSTRALIA AT THE CROSSROADS – Renewed call for Optimism, Innovation and Economic growth
Australian billionaires each made $67,000 an hour, 1300 times more than the average Australian
Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination with Aurous
Trump’s plan for a strategic bitcoin reserve could trigger a crypto ‘arms race’ and reshape the global economic order
Transition Industries and Veolia Partner to Redefine Industrial Water Use at the Pacifico Mexinol Project in Mexico
Canada needs to invest in older rental housing, not just build new real estate properties
Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation
WHO convenes officials to advance road safety laws across Asia
RBNZ thematic review identifies opportunities to enhance financial inclusion practices – Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
How to get on board with secondhand shopping this Christmas
Reserve Bank of Fiji Hosts 39th Meeting of South Pacific Governors – Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement Award
Pacific Learners Complete Japan Study Tour on Early Warning Systems to Combat Disaster Risks
New sea container strategy to boost biosecurity in the Pacific
COP29: ‘climate finance’ for the Pacific is mostly loans, saddling small island nations with more debt
New Open Finance Guidelines Aim to Spur Financial Inclusion
Financial forms of family violence affect 1 in 7 New Zealanders – but the law is lagging
Australian Prime Minister Press conference – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Together for farmers: FAO and COP29 Presidency launch the ‘Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers’
1,000 days of the full-scale war: Ukrainian women drive humanitarian response and recovery amid growing security threats
Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Mongolia for Committing to Abolish the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Interrogation Rooms and Extradition Agreements
One in 8 children significantly impacted by the 10 biggest extreme weather events this year
Port of Tanjung Pelepas Recognized With Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award
Firms With Structured Management Practices Fare Better
The genetic revolution can support food security, tackle the climate crisis and protect biodiversity
UN expert: Remediation for loss and damage essential to ensure climate justice and realise the right to development
​​Open government, closer ties, and digital uplift: Insights from South Korea and Singapore​
Joint report explores scope for co-ordinated approaches on climate action, carbon pricing, and policy spillovers
Navigating monetary policy through the unknown – Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
FAO to co-implement 21 new projects with $109 million in second round of Pandemic Fund financing
G20 Meetings In United States
What’s On In November At National Library
FAO’s Investment Centre celebrates 60 years of effective development partnerships
Remarks to launch of Sean Turnell’s Lowy Institute paper, ‘Best Laid Plans’
Visit to the United Kingdom, Belgium and the United States
Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach
Together for Nutrition: A call for multisectoral action on global malnutrition
WHO adds an HPV vaccine for single-dose use
UNGA79: FAO chief emphasizes the centrality of climate solutions for agrifood systems transformation
Economics conference considers tech, political impacts on global economy
Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Malawi’s Long-Term Development Plan, Ask about High Levels of Public Debt and Poverty
Faster is not always better: why the case for higher speed limits is fatally flawed
Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Albania on Employment Initiatives for National Minorities, Raise Questions on Labour…
Improving Women’s Status Promotes Peace – But How?
A ‘superficial’ and ‘misguided’ version of freedom has captured the American right. Joseph Stiglitz considers the alternatives
There are 13 million women ‘missing’ in Gulf states – here’s why it is holding their economies back
Food crisis in Haiti: FAO calls for urgent funding to assist 608,000 people to prevent further starvation and suffering
1.2 billion young people will need a job in the next 10 years. The World Bank is trying to help them find one