The Middle East will face its own unique set of challenges in the age of climate change, from changing rainfall patterns and water scarcity to heatwaves and wildfires. While most of the region recognizes the need for more investment to tackle these issues, closer cross-border cooperation will also be necessary.
wants to take advantage of a rare area of agreement in the region to advance green projects and investments.
Despite inadequate international support and a lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines, African governments and regional institutions have acquitted themselves well in responding to the pandemic. The task now is to build on these successes, making “health for all” an overarching whole-of-government priority.
propose a new holistic approach to designing policies, directing innovation, and investing in people.
雅典—没完没了的希腊公共债务故事彰显出欧盟应对其不可避免的欧元区危机是多么得笨拙。希腊国家破产已经八年,其顽固性资不抵债状况仍然足以令欧洲官员们蒙羞。也许正因如此,在宣布欧洲其他国家的欧元危机已经过去之后,当局决定宣布在希腊也取得了最终胜利。
据说这一伟大时刻将在8月份到来,届时希腊将被宣布为重新成为“正常”的欧洲国家。最近,在希腊政府准备重返货币市场的过程中——它自2010年以来便被事实上排斥在货币市场之外——希腊公共债务当局一直在试水发行长期债券。
不幸的是,关于即将到来的“债务纾困”和“干净退出”希腊的第三次“援助”的好话掩盖了一个难堪的事实:希腊的债务奴役状态将延续到2060年。此外,欧洲机构假装已经解决了希腊的资不抵债状态,实际上却令这一状态更加严重,这表明它们顽固地不想解决欧元区的根本性断层线。这预示着所有欧洲人都处于病态。
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