Brokers should urge businesses to take steps to manage the risks that lithium-ion batteries can present, according to guidance from Aviva. A recent survey showed 95% of businesses consider the batteries important for daily operations with 33% deeming them essential or critical. However, the research, conducted among a sample of 501 decision makers working at … Read more
The Forum is convened biennially by the UN Human Settlements Programme, known as UN-Habitat. This year marks the first time the gathering is being held in a megacity – Cairo’s population of over 20 million makes it one of the largest urban areas on the planet – an ideal backdrop for discussions on making cities … Read more
Richard Peeperkorn of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said the target was to reach all children in the north with the second and final dose. “We covered many more children than we expected, but we missed some,” he said during a briefing via videolink for reporters at UN Headquarters on … Read more
UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2024 highlighted on Monday that the group of 45 least developed countries (LDCs) could use carbon market projects to enhance climate action by offsetting the buyers’ emissions at improved rates which will allow more investment. LDCs were among the first to join carbon markets – where carbon credits are bought and sold … Read more
Addept Insurance Services has sealed a capacity deal with The Salvation Army General Insurance Corporation for the firm’s new dedicated tenant pet damage protection insurance for landlords, called Not for Lions. Its second capacity deal was arranged through independent underwriting agency, Strategic Insurance Services. Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, currently going through Parliament, Addept explained … Read more