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4 Oct 24
The United Nations has launched a $426m humanitarian aid appeal for Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes.
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9 Jul 24
Secretary-general warns quarter of young people not in education
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17 May 24
Global growth forecast to reach 2.7% in 2024
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20 Mar 24
Finland respectfully celebrates seventh Happiest Country win, UN urges income to be lower policy priority
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8 Mar 24
Earthquakes and restrictions caused serious damage, ‘Taliban’ government calls for talks
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1 Mar 24
The UN has called on governments to invest in equality to get a return on a range of issues from reduced violence to climate change.
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2 Feb 24
Gaza’s economic recovery after the war could take up to 70 years without a properly funded support programme, a United Nations agency has warned.
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26 Jan 24
Rebuilding damaged infrastructure across eastern Libya following devastating floods could cost around $1.8bn, a joint report from the World Bank, United Nations and European Union has found.
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23 Jan 24
Creating safe migration routes and supporting people displaced by climate change and military conflicts will cost almost $8bn this year, the UN’s International Organization for Migration has said.
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12 Jan 24
Disadvantaged countries could use UN human rights laws, activists claim
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5 Jan 24
Accelerating “bold” investments will improve progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and climate targets, and will help boost the world economy’s stagnant growth, the United Nations has said.
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14 Dec 23
Historic deal beats expectations on emissions.
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17 Nov 23
The UN is set for a showdown over tax evasion, led by African nations.
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22 Sep 23
Poor countries cannot fund it and pay debts, report warns
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15 Sep 23
One in six children worldwide lives in extreme poverty and at the current rate the commitment to reduce that to zero by the end of this decade will be missed.
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1 Sep 23
Better understanding the scale and character of corruption will allow the world to push forward with eradicating it and spending that would-be-lost money on development, a senior figure at the United...
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15 Aug 23
The United Nations wants to lead international tax policy, amid concerns from developing countries that the OECD processes are not reflecting their needs.
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23 May 23
The international finance system “reflects power relations of 1945” and needs to be updated, said António Guterres.
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24 Apr 23
The United Nations has set out a roadmap for ensuring developing countries have access to the finance they need to deal with the impacts of climate change and make progress on their development.
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21 Apr 23
Reforms aimed at creating a more inclusive, networked and accountable governance system will leave nations better positioned to address current and future challenges, a United Nations body has said.
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18 Apr 23
Credit ratings based on a simplistic understanding of African countries’ economies cost those countries’ governments $74.5bn in borrowing costs, researchers at the United Nations have suggested.
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20 Mar 23
Insufficient and poorly targeted climate finance means the world is falling behind on action against global warming, a landmark report has stated.
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27 Jan 23
The economic slowdown exacerbated by high inflation could undermine hard-won progress on sustainable development goals, the United Nations has said.
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24 Nov 22
Work to strengthen the international tax system will begin at the United Nations after a group of African countries put forward a resolution they hope will give developing countries a bigger say in...
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22 Nov 22
Countries that suffer from climate change related natural disasters will be able to benefit from “loss and damage” funding after the COP27 conference agreed to set up a new global support mechanism.
4 Oct 24The United Nations has launched a $426m humanitarian aid appeal for Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes.
9 Jul 24Secretary-general warns quarter of young people not in education
17 May 24Global growth forecast to reach 2.7% in 2024
20 Mar 24Finland respectfully celebrates seventh Happiest Country win, UN urges income to be lower policy priority
8 Mar 24Earthquakes and restrictions caused serious damage, ‘Taliban’ government calls for talks
1 Mar 24The UN has called on governments to invest in equality to get a return on a range of issues from reduced violence to climate change.
2 Feb 24Gaza’s economic recovery after the war could take up to 70 years without a properly funded support programme, a United Nations agency has warned.
26 Jan 24Rebuilding damaged infrastructure across eastern Libya following devastating floods could cost around $1.8bn, a joint report from the World Bank, United Nations and European Union has found.
23 Jan 24Creating safe migration routes and supporting people displaced by climate change and military conflicts will cost almost $8bn this year, the UN’s International Organization for Migration has said.
12 Jan 24Disadvantaged countries could use UN human rights laws, activists claim
14 Dec 23Historic deal beats expectations on emissions.
15 Sep 23One in six children worldwide lives in extreme poverty and at the current rate the commitment to reduce that to zero by the end of this decade will be missed.
1 Sep 23Better understanding the scale and character of corruption will allow the world to push forward with eradicating it and spending that would-be-lost money on development, a senior figure at the United...
23 May 23The international finance system “reflects power relations of 1945” and needs to be updated, said António Guterres.
24 Apr 23The United Nations has set out a roadmap for ensuring developing countries have access to the finance they need to deal with the impacts of climate change and make progress on their development.
18 Apr 23Credit ratings based on a simplistic understanding of African countries’ economies cost those countries’ governments $74.5bn in borrowing costs, researchers at the United Nations have suggested.
20 Mar 23Insufficient and poorly targeted climate finance means the world is falling behind on action against global warming, a landmark report has stated.
24 Nov 22Work to strengthen the international tax system will begin at the United Nations after a group of African countries put forward a resolution they hope will give developing countries a bigger say in...
22 Nov 22Countries that suffer from climate change related natural disasters will be able to benefit from “loss and damage” funding after the COP27 conference agreed to set up a new global support mechanism.
