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WOD-Research, Best Country Practices for Business Environment Improvement on the Basis of Changes in the Indicators of the World Bank Doing Business Ranking for 2010-2015. WOD Analytic Department, World Bank, Doing Business.
WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
© UNICEF/David Hogsholt Storms, typhoons and other nautaral desasters cause widespread damage in many…
Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive…
UNSPLASH/Nery Zarate Many countries have seen alarming levels of e-cigarette use among teenagers.
Data…
UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls
© ADB/Narendra Shrestha Students attend a computer class at a secondary school in Kailali, Nepal.
In…
Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal
© UNDP Indonesia CIWT Project Forest rangers patrol the Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia.
The…
‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
Unsplash/David Clode A herd of elephants heads to a waterhole at a tourist safari camp in the Masai Mara, Kenya.…
Renewable energy transforming the landscape
© Yan Wang Wind turbines line the coastal highway in Yancheng, China.
Renewable energy is generally defined as any…
Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
© UNOCHA/Nitsebiho Asrat Students stand in their under-equipped classroom in the Afar Region of…
UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
UN News Vibhu Mishra A daily-wage earner carrying goods on his back at a market in Kathmandu, Nepal.…
General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on Artificial Intelligence
UN Photo/Loey Felipe A view of the General Assembly in session.
Adopting a United States-led draft…
Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Sand is driven by seasonal winds inland in southern Madagascar. UN News’s Daniel…