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The Act provides a comprehensive and systematic law which established the basic principles in the formulation of policies on environmental conservation, as well as defined the responsibilities of the State, local governments, private businesses and citizens in carrying out these policies.
The Act provided a comprehensive, sustainable and multi-sectoral strategy to address health and nutrition problems of newborns, infants and young children, as well as pregnant and lactating women and adolescent females.
The Memorandum Circular was issued pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) mandate to assist in the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, as amended, and to ensure adequate information on the beneficial ownership and control of SEC registered corporations in order to prevent their misuse for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.
Gender justice is necessary to protect women’s physical integrity and rights, and ensure that their voices are heard to challenge the social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence.
Law professionals representing institutions from Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan were trained at the 9th In-Country Train-the-Trainers (TTT) workshop.
In its 2018 Nationally Determined Contributions, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) committed to a quantified economy-wide target to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to at least 32% below 2010 levels by 2025 and to at least 45% below 2010 levels by 2030. RMI further communicated an indicative target to reduce its emissions of GHGs by at least 58% below 2010 levels by 2035, as well as reaffirmed its aspiration to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest.
The Train-the-Trainers (TTT) Regional Network was invited to participate in the 1st International Conference on Law, Environment and Society - Nature and the Law that was held in the Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 13-16 November 2018. This conference offered a unique opportunity to researchers, academicians and students to present and share their research work through an online platform.
The Executive Order enjoined all relevant government agencies and instrumentalities to adopt the National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Strategy 2018-2022 in their implementation of plans and programs.
Most developing countries are ill equipped to handle an influx of international climate finance. Fiji and Lao PDR, though, are making progress. Most developing countries that signed the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change have indicated in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that their commitments are conditional on receiving international financial support. This blog by Takako Morita, ADB Principal Counsel, discusses the importance of legal readiness for climate finance in ensuring NDC implementation and zero-emission pathways, showcasing Lao PDR and Fiji as case studies.
The 2018 Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Guidelines serve as a guide for institutions regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the amendment of their respective Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Programs.