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WTO call for candidates for the 2024 Young Professionals Programme

28/03/2023

Launched in 2016, the Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a technical assistance programme overseen by the WTO's Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation and funded by...

Professional Start-up Scholarships for Women Scientists

24/03/2023

The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) has announced a new call for applications for its prestigious Early Career Fellowship....

UNWTO opens call for Best Tourism Village 2023

24/03/2023

UNWTO has opened applications for the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative. Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO was launched in 2021 as part...

World losing forests the size of Iceland – every year

17/03/2023

The world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year due to deforestation - about the size of Iceland, Europe´s second biggest island....

UN Water Conference: “We need to understand, value and manage water better”

17/03/2023

From 22 until 24 March 2023, the Netherlands and Tajikistan will co-host the UN Water Conference in New York, as we are halfway through...

UN Messenger of Peace: Midori’s artistic residency in Portugal with Afghan students

15/03/2023

The United Nations Messenger of Peace, violinist Midori, has collaborated with young Afghan students from the National Music Institute of Afghanistan as part of...

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