NNW Bureau

On 4 August 2026, 41 students from China gathered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for a special Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Day, featuring MIL workshops, project presentations and the …

This forward-looking approach is particularly important as UNESCO prepares for the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2027, and contributes to wider …

UNESCO has released a new research report titled “Behind the Screens in South Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and Needs of Digital Content Creators,” shedding light on the growing influence, practices and challenges of …

Every day, more than 3,000 people die on the world’s roads. Some 90 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Many involve young people in the prime of …

Technology in education has long followed a familiar pattern: excitement about a new tool, followed by disappointment when it fails to live up to its promise.  Generative AI, unleashed on …

Guinea-Bissau’s agriculture sector is the backbone of its economy, contributing between 30 and 50 percent of GDP and providing income for 85 percent of the population. Yet low productivity, climate …

Development cooperation is acquiring a dangerous new mathematics. In 2025, official development assistance from European Union donor countries fell by nearly 10 percent in real terms, according to the OECD. A …

FREETOWN, September 1, 2026 – The World Bank Group announced the appointment of Aissatou Diallo as Country Manager for Sierra Leone. In her new role, Ms. Diallo will oversee the World …

SAN SALVADOR, September 1, 2026 – Diletta Doretti assumes today the role of World Bank Group Country Manager for El Salvador, unifying the institution’s leadership in the country to better support …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Switzerland[1] and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse of …