On 6 January 2026, Türkiye notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 31 December 2025 a safeguard investigation on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin.In the notification, Türkiye indicated, among other things, as follows:"Interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigat...
On 6 January 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 24 December 2025 a safeguard investigation on imports of plastic pipes and tubes and accessories thereof.In the notification, Madagascar indicated, among other things, as follows (provisional English translation):"Interested parties must make themselv...
Portugal’s economic growth has been resilient over the past few years, while employment rates are historically high and public debt has fallen. Structural reforms such as further strengthening public finances, boosting productivity, improving employment and skills, and advancing the climate transition can achieve stronger and sustainable improvements in l...
Assesse, Belgium, 6 January 2026 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with financial support from the European Union (EU) has successfully concluded a turbine fabrication training programme to improve technical manufacturing and licensing capacities in the Nigerian private sector as part of a knowledge and technology excha...
Photo Credit: © ASEAN SecretariatThe Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in an interface session with regional media ahead of the opening of the 9th ASEAN Media Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 6 November 2025. During this interactive session, SG Dr. Kao shared insights on ASEAN’s major milestones and key deliverables achieved ...
JAKARTA, 6 January 2026 – The ASEAN Secretariat announces the release of The ASEAN Magazine Issue Nos. 47–48, a year-end double edition titled ASEAN Tourism: A Destination for Every Dream. The edition revisits ASEAN’s key activities and achievements in 2025, including Malaysia’s successful ASEAN Chairmanship, the adoption of AS...
HIGHLIGHTThis report has been prepared in response to Economic and Social Council resolution 2006/46, which requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to inform the Commission on Science and Technology for Development about the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society.The report highlights major developments ...
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“Earlier this year, we had to close down schools,” says Owiri Angelo De Orubo, the Country Education Director in Kapoeta South. He has witnessed firsthand how climate shocks are straining South Sudan’s education system, from rising temperatures and drought that keep learners out of school, to soil erosion and flooding that damage facilities. “This...
The 147 countries and jurisdictions working together within the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) have agreed on key elements of a package that charts a course forward for the co-ordinated operation of global minimum tax arrangements in the context of a digitalised and globalised economy.Following months of intense neg...
