The final phase of a race to become WTO's next director-general began with two well-qualified women from Nigeria and South Korea vying for the top post.
GENEVA (AN) — The final phase in a high-stakes race for World Trade Organization director-general began on Monday with delegates from 164 nations weighing two highly qualified candidates from Nigeria and South Korea for the top post.
One will become the first woman to lead WTO. Both have a history of shattering glass ceilings.
The pact, approved by consensus, outlines 56 broad actions, including an explicit call to phase out fossil fuels.
U.N. leaders urged nations to bring the Sustainable Development Goals 'back to life' and chart a post-2030 agenda.
A proposed 2% minimum tax on billionaires will be taken up at Brazil's G-20 Leaders' Summit in November.
The effects of climate change hit hard from the bombed streets of Gaza to the glitzy venues of the Paris Olympics.
The five-year partnership aims to help ski federations, venues and race organizers better manage natural and artificial snow.
For disabled kids and their families, navigating forced displacements amid the rubble is a life-or-death challenge.
Some 1.9% of electricity globally was consumed by 148 digital companies, including 10 big users in Asia and the U.S.
A new IEA report shows that tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency can be achieved with 'enabling' conditions.
