World News

EBRD Joins MDBs to Support a Just Transition to Net Zero Economies

October 29, 2021/EBRD By Vanora Bennett Image Credit: EBRD Joint MDB statement outlines commitment to five High-Level Principles for a just transition ​READ THE FULL PAPER The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) joins other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in committing to a just transition that supports its countries of operation in moving towards […]

Deputy Managing Director Mitsuhiro Furusawa to leave IMF

October 27, 2021/IMF International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced today that Mitsuhiro Furusawa intends to conclude his service as Deputy Managing Director on November 30, 2021. Mr. Furusawa has been a member of the Fund’s management team since March 2015. “Furusawa-san has been a skillful leader, an […]

UNOOSA and Airbus pick African team to fly “free” climate monitoring payload on the International Space Station

@UNOOSA @AirbusSpace #NextSpace #SpaceMatters #Bartolomeo October 27, 2021/Edelman Nairobi, 27 October 2021 – The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Airbus Defence and Space have selected the winner of their joint opportunity for a free one year mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The climate mission supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development […]