UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for wealthier countries to help developing nations purchase Ukrainian grain as supplies begin returning to global markets, in an appeal from the Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday (18/08), World Humanitarian Day. SHIPS carrying grain have been leaving there under a recent UN-brokered agreement, and UB Secretary General,…
Jakarta, BTNp: THE SECRETARY General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi and the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to ASEAN Igor Driesmans officially launched the Bike45Ride cycling event today (13/8) in Jakarta, as ASEAN and EU celebrate 45 years of strategic partnership. Representatives of ASEAN, EU Delegations and EU Member States marked the occasion…
Bangkok, BTNp: THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) is continuing with its mission to grow the Carbon Neutral Tourism sector in Thailand, in accordance with the Thai government’s Bio-Circular-Green or BCG Economy Model that is taking Thai tourism in a more sustainable and responsible direction. TAT Governor, Yuthasak Supasorn, said “In addition to helping to…
A United Nations global assessment of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) makes clear the important role that tourism must play in achieving the ambitious agenda for change. Madrid, BTNp: LAUNCHED at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which this year is held around the theme of ‘building back better’ from the pandemic,…