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Five critical reforms can bolster global health systems against pandemics, climate change, and emerging infectious disease threats.
A 6th-century underground marvel in Istanbul showcases ancient engineering, sustainable water management, and resilience lessons for modern cities.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of real-time learning in adapting interventions to an uncertain and rapidly changing situation.
Statisticians turn to digital solutions and nontraditional methods for faster data collection, processing, and dissemination to inform crisis response.
To preserve lives and revive the economy, countries need to plan ahead to secure sufficient supplies of the future COVID-19 vaccine.
Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.
The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
Timor-Leste can improve its business environment by focusing on investment promotion efforts, strengthening investment facilitation, and using a more problem-driven approach.
Initiatives should start by focusing on building awareness on the importance of oceans and coastal habitat.