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Sustainable Development Disciplines for Society

This multidisciplinary Open Access book provides nine problem-solving lectures for sustainable development for the planet and prosperity. Those are two of the five keywords for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): people, the planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships, or “the 5Ps”. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when […]

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A History of Genomics across Species, Communities and Projects

It takes an inclusive approach in order to capture not only the international initiatives to map and sequence the genomes of various organisms, but also the work of smaller-scale institutions engaged in the mapping and sequencing of yeast, human and pig DNA. In doing so, the authors expand the historiographical lens of genomics from a […]

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The Politics of Children’s Rights and Representation

This open access edited volume investigates children and youth’s deep entanglement in today’s major global, national, and local transformations and processes: wherein they are not mere spectators and objects of transformations but instead actively shape them through various social, economic, and political representations. International contributions illuminate the problems that arise when children’s rights and participation […]

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Agriculture: An opportunity for better jobs for Afghanistan’s youth

“I was a completely broken person before, a person who was not able to confront the hardship of life,” says Pashtuna, a 32-year-old poultry farmer who lives in the Herat province with her husband and five children. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer […]

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Tourism 2.0 in Albania: A new opportunity for resilient growth

In a striking example, Albania has shown how the tourism sector can drive economic development. Following the country’s turbulent economic and political transition in the 1990s, tourism was perched on the sidelines of the Albanian economy. International travel, hospitality and related services essentially catered to returning members of the country’s large diaspora. However, in the […]

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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review under Afghanistan’s Extended Credit Facility Arrangement

IMF team reached a staff-level agreement with the Afghan authorities for the completion of the first review of Afghanistan’s economic reform program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a gallery Followe yof type and scrambled it […]

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Global Recovery: The EU Disburses SDR141 Million to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

Washington, DC / Brussels: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today received the European Union (EU)’s contribution of SDR 141 million (equivalent to €170 million or US$199 million) to the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT), which provides grants for debt service relief to countries hit by catastrophic events, including public health disasters such as COVID-19. […]

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How the G20 Can Build on the World Economy’s Recent Resilience

The G20 has an important opportunity to shift focus from firefighting against successive shocks to a medium-term agenda that supports strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a gallery Followe yof type and scrambled it to make […]

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Afghanistan’s health system suffers critical underfunding, calls for donor support

Launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO), a new Alert underscores the crucial importance of ramping up investment in healthcare services provision in Afghanistan, particularly in the underserved areas where the healthcare infrastructure is severely under-resourced and remain vulnerable due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy […]

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The “Algerian Connection”: Lessons Learned from Covering the Iran Hostage Crisis

All hostage situations differ in specific facts and context. Yet parallels can be drawn between the efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the diplomacy that ended the most infamous hostage crisis in American memory – the seizure of 52 U.S. diplomats who were kept prisoner for 444 days in revolutionary Iran. Travel […]

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Regional Director’s visit cements stronger cooperation on health in Albania

On a recent country visit to Albania, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, signed a 2-year agreement to work together on key health issues, and met decision-makers and health workers on the COVID-19 frontline. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown […]

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Event marks 5 years of Afghanistan’s WTO membership

A high-level session marking Afghanistan’s 5th anniversary of WTO Membership took place on 29 July, co-organized by the WTO Secretariat, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of Afghanistan. The session reviewed the results achieved in the first five years since Afghanistan’s accession to the WTO in July 2016, and commended Afghanistan for its […]

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Montenegro and Albania ratify Trade Facilitation Agreement

Over the past decade, Albania has reaped the benefits of reform and liberalization, according to a WTO Secretariat report on the country’s trade policies and practices. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a gallery Followe yof type and scrambled it to make […]

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Algeria looks to ITC support for WTO accession

Algeria’s Commerce Minister Amara Benyounes told the International Trade Centre’s Executive Director Arancha González that the organisation can play a role in helping his country to prepare for future accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), to assist in export diversification, and help Algerian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take capitalize on globalization. Travel […]

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Sweden joins NATO, Albanian President: Our alliance became stronger

The Parliament of Hungary approved on Monday the draft law enabling Sweden to join NATO. Hungary was the only country out of 31 NATO member countries that blocked the membership of this Nordic country in the North Atlantic alliance. Travel orem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an […]

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