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Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2025
FAO Wins Prize For Geospatial Project In Zimbabwe
Why Trump fails to understand China’s trade war tactics, and what his negotiators should be reading
Higher Cigarette Taxes May Improve Childhood Survival
FAO launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine to support war-affected rural communities
Crucial First Step: WHO Pandemic Agreement
Stuck in the past: Trump tariffs and other policies are dragging the U.S. back to the 19th century
Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations
Latvia joins the OECD Development Assistance Committee
The spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza calls for stepped up action, FAO says
Protectionism has a long history in the US – so its return should not be all that surprising
Taliban Must Uphold International Obligations, Restore Women’s ‘Non-negotiable’ Rights, Security Council Told
Board appointments for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
RMIT Launches Centre For Nature Positive Solutions
New Zealand stands with Ukraine, three years after illegal Russian invasion
World leaders gather to reduce road deaths, boost road safety
Global convening to empower digital health transformation built on robust foundations
Struggling with money? Here are 5 tips for growing your income from a financial expert
Heads of road safety agencies meeting to drive down road deaths
Codex Alimentarius Commission: spotlight on side events at the forty-seventh session in Geneva
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