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Chief Economists Warn Global Growth Under Strain from Trade Policy Shocks and AI Disruption

Chief Economists Warn Global Growth Under Strain from Trade Policy Shocks and AI DisruptionA majority of surveyed economists see current US economic policy as having ...
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WHO adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics

WHO: Agreement’s adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response. Agreement boosts global collaboration ...
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UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin Brings New Commitments to Strengthen Peacekeeping Operations

Note: Official representatives from more than 130 countries and international organizations attended a ministerial conference on UN peacekeeping in Berlin (13-14 May) and pledged military, ...
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The world is facing unprecedented social challenges threatening security of billions of people, says report

Geneva/New York, April 24, 2025 – An estimated 60 percent of the world population are now feeling economically insecure in the face of global transformations ...
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Latin America: Displaced people facing significant risks, violence

Note: The below press release profiles new research by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and partners through the ProLAC initiative from across ...
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UN hails Pope Francis as a tireless advocate for peace, human rights and the marginalized

Geneva/New York, April 21, 2025 – The United Nations praised Pope Francis, who passed away aged 88, as a strong defender of peace and human ...
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World economy is on a recessionary trajectory, driven by trade tensions and uncertainty: UNCTAD

Geneva, 16 April 2025 – The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory, driven by escalating trade tensions and persistent uncertainty, UN Trade and Development ...
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UN officials urge action to uphold international humanitarian law in Gaza

Geneva/New York, 7 April, 2025 – Top United Nations officials today called on the world to act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza in ...
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Afghanistan: Crippling aid cuts threaten lives and wellbeing of the most vulnerable

Oslo, March 25, 2025 – Wide-ranging cuts in aid will lead to a diminishing footprint of humanitarian agencies in Afghanistan and leave the lives of ...
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UN denounces “poison of patriarchy” as men are clinging on to leadership roles

Note: Decades of work to achieve gender equality by international organizations resulted in “limited progress” as men continue to dominate society. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ...
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US severe cuts in funding will devastate global development and humanitarian programs, UN chief warns

New York, February 28, 2025 – The Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of the US foreign aid will have damaging impact on critical programs ranging from ...
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Ballooning Debt Service Payments in Poorest Countries Reach Alarming Levels, UNDP warns

In advance of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in South Africa, the UN Development Programme has released a new policy brief Development Gives Way to Debt, ...
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