Development Challenge Sri Lanka’s higher education sector is vital for economic development and the transition from a lower-middle income country (LMIC) to an upper middle-income country (UMIC). However, the sector has been underdeveloped with the gross …
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Education & Innovation
Closing the digital gender divide through education: UNESCO’s work in Ghana and the United Republic of Tanzania
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauTo address these challenges, UNESCO, the Beijing Normal University (BNU), the UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) and the governments of Ghana and the United Republic …
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Economy & Development
China Deepens Partnership with the World Bank’s Knowledge for Change Program with New Contribution
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China have signed an Administration Agreement under which China will contribute to the Knowledge for …
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Global Affairs
UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauIn his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” – even as international cooperation is …