Grynspan, the first woman and Central American to be appointed as Secretary-General of UNCTAD, is an economist and current Ibero-American Secretary-General.
As part of the Closing the Loop project, the course, entitled 'Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy', demonstrates state-of-the-art technologies and techniques that can measure and monitor plastic waste in urban and marine environments.
The Indo-Burma hotspot is the worst hit -- the extent of vegetation in the region has been reduced from 2,373,057 sq km to a mere 118,653 sq km, a loss of 95 per cent.
The MOE Taiwan scholarship is awarded to students wishing to pursue degree courses in Taiwan, at the Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral level. The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship is for students wishing to learn the Mandarin language in various universities in Taiwan.
According to an UNCTAD report, online retail sales grew markedly in several countries, with the Republic of Korea reporting the highest share at 25.9 per cent in 2020, up from 20.8 per cent the year before.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECCI) Representative, Ambassador Bau Shuan Ger hoped that the Indian authorities would officially approve the medicine and introduce it in the Indian market.
The destruction and desecration of Baha’i cemeteries is a part of the Iran government’s long standing policy of the "persecution" of the minority community in that country..
The 10th anniversary of the International Jazz Day is set to take off with a series of performances, educational and community outreach initiatives across the globe.
Due to COVID-19, no new applications could be evaluated, and the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council was only able to consider candidates from older applications which had been deferred by the Council in 2017-2019.
In Taiwan's worst rail disaster in almost four decades, 48 people died and 66 others suffered injury after an express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel on Friday.
More than 1,000 delegates representing governments, civil society, businesses, and international organisations are gathered online at the Forum this week from 23 to 26 March to discuss sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blaming the Holy Quran that it teaches violence and extremism in its 26 verses is due to the lack of understanding the true meaning of the verses, JMAI stated.
A recent report shows that although levels of women’s representation in the region have increased, uneven progress, both within countries and regionally, indicates that achieving gender equality in decision-making is a significant challenge in Asia and the Pacific.
The pandemic has increased focus on resilience and how societies and critical sectors such as energy supply can enhance their capacity to weather shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2018-19, high-income countries were spending annually the equivalent of US$8,501 for every child or youth’s education compared to US$48 in low-income countries.
