NNW Bureau

Ahead of the International Day for Countering Hate Speech (18 June), UNESCO spoke with Deeyah Khan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity, Emmy and BAFTA-winning documentary filmmaker, human …

The recently completed AI4EAC Innovation Challenge showed that Africa’s next generation of AI innovators is not waiting for the future to materialize – they are already leading the way, using their AI …

Advancing ocean literacy on World Oceans Day On 8 June, World Oceans Day, the Director-General visited the SEA BEYOND Ocean Literacy Centre on the island of San Servolo in Venice. …

When education alone is not enough: rethinking the road to development Imagine two countries starting from nearly the same place. Same poverty levels, similar school systems, comparable ambitions. Fifty years …

In the highlands of Ethiopia, where centuries of farming on steep slopes have stripped away topsoil and left hillsides increasingly bare, a different kind of change is now visible. Terraced …

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2026—The World Bank Group, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has closed its second securitization transaction under the Emerging Markets Securitization Program (EMSP), marking continued progress in …

YANGON, June 16, 2026 — Myanmar’s economy was showing tentative signs of stabilization prior to the Middle East conflict, but activity remained weak and under strain, according to the latest Myanmar …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Third Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) for the Republic of Serbia.[1] The decision was taken on a …

Astana: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Amina Lahreche visited Kazakhstan during June 3-12, 2026, to discuss recent economic developments, the outlook, and policy priorities. At the conclusion …

U.S. dollar–pegged digital tokens reduce payment frictions but raise new policy trade-offs Nigerian households and small firms are moving money across borders in a new way: via smartphones, digital wallets, …