SWITZERLAND / ROME – The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a Partnership Review Meeting in Geneva on 19 September 2025 to look into the impact of the cooperation between the two organizations. Building on the Memorandum of Understanding signed at COP28 in December […]
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Cash, seeds, fodder, and training will save lives and help communities rebuild livelihoods PORT-AU-PRINCE / ROME – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), have launched an emergency initiative in Haiti’s North and Centre departments to deliver critical assistance to the most vulnerable and […]
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OTTAWA, Canada – Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that he will travel to New York City, United States of America, from September 21 to 24, 2025, to participate in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “In a more dangerous and divided global landscape, Canada is strengthening our international partnerships to build prosperity […]
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GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new report titled “Saving lives, spending less”, revealing that an additional investment of just US$3 per person annually in tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could yield economic benefits of up to US$1 trillion by 2030. Alongside the report, WHO shared new analysis of country-level progress in […]
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is partnering with the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development (CICBD) to strengthen the country’s Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) through the creation of a data-driven national small business policy. With nearly USD 80,000 in grant funding from CDB, the initiative aims […]
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Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, and senior colleagues from the International Labour Organization (ILO) will also take part in key events aimed at promoting decent work and sustainable development. GENEVA, Switzerland, (ILO News) – International Labour Organization director-general, Gilbert F. Houngbo, is set to launch the first edition of the ILO’s new flagship report on social […]
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By Zoë Weaver-Lee In August this year, the Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) gathered ten analysts in Washington, DC as the “US-Taiwan Economic Relations Working Group” to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the US-Taiwan economic relationship. This article compiles thoughtful insights from the working group, which convened for a one-day workshop to outline key priorities […]
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By Sir Ronald Sanders I return to a focus on Haiti because it is too easy for the world to discard the situation in that beleaguered country. In part, it is precisely because insufficient attention has been paid to Haiti in a holistic way that its circumstances worsen and its people continue to suffer. This […]
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing & Infrastructure (MPLAHI) is moving forward with a major infrastructure project to modernise the Cayman Islands’ subsea cable systems, a vital step in ensuring the Islands remain connected, competitive, and resilient in an increasingly digital world. Subsea cables are the backbone of global communications, […]
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WASHINGTON, USA — The US Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over 1,800 pounds interdicted daily. These drug seizures, and the apprehension of 59 individuals suspected of narco-trafficking were the result of more than 20 […]
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