The 25th session of the UNWTO General Assembly | Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 16- 20 October 2023

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The UNWTO General Assembly is held every two years and gathers the top representatives of the Organization’s Member States, as well as world tourism leaders from the public and private sectors, local authorities, academia, and media.

World Bank Names 15 Leading CEOs and Chairs to Join the Private Sector Investment Lab

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LONDON, July 10 2023 – The World Bank today announced the 15 Chief Executive Officers and Chairs who will make up the Private Sector Investment Lab.

#INBOUND23 SUMMIT

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A conference where business, marketing and sales leaders come together to discuss opportunities around scaling and positive community changes.

ASEAN must exclude Myanmar junta from all joint military exercises, Southeast Asian MPs say

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JAKARTA, 28 July 2023 – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia expressed their grave concern today that ASEAN countries are still scheduled to hold counter-terrorism military exercises with the Myanmar junta in August and September. They called on ASEAN to exclude the illegal junta from all joint military exercises held by the regional bloc.

AVPN: Financing the Care Economy in the Global South: Investment Opportunities and Pathways

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The main aim of this knowledge paper is for investors and policy-makers to understand the opportunities and pathways in driving investment into the care economy. This paper also uncovers barriers and provide recommendations on channeling more capital into the care economy, critical to unlocking women’s economic empowerment and to developing thriving and sustainable economies.

Global Inclusive Finance Summit 2023 (Dec 12-13 2023)

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The Inclusive Finance India Summit is a global convening designed to promote dialogue and enable action guided by the goal of achieving financial inclusion in an empathetic, inclusive, and responsible manner.

EU: Digital Services Act does not provide a green light for platform blocking

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ARTICLE 19, together with partner organisations, is concerned about recent comments made by European Commissioner Thierry Breton that the Digital Services Act (DSA) provides for the possibility of shutting down online platforms as a sanction for failing to remove “hateful content”.

Spreading the word about steps to stop contamination

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Solongo Otgonbayar is an environmental scientist from Mongolia who works to engage and educate young people about chemicals and waste issues, including risks related to the disposal of medicines. In an interview before the GEF Assembly, she described what motivates her to support youth advocacy around environmental priorities, especially those affecting water.

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