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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.
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8 Nov 22
Developing countries will need $340bn a year by 2030 in order to prepare for the damaging effects of climate change, according to the United Nations, but they currently receive a tiny fraction of...
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11 Aug 22
The United Nations has nearly doubled its request for donations to help its aid workers continue to assist those displaced by the Russian invasion.
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12 May 22
The Lebanese political establishment is “completely out of touch with reality” according to a United Nations report that had particularly harsh words about the country’s central bank’s role in the...
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10 Feb 22
Covid-19 could stop being a global emergency as early as this year if countries donated $23bn towards access to tests, treatments, vaccines and personal protective equipment, according to the World...
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11 Jan 22
United Nations agencies are asking donors for a record sum of aid to help people in Afghanistan through a political and economic crisis.
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8 Nov 21
A United Nations short-term lending facility aimed at reducing Africa’s borrowing costs could save governments billions of dollars in interest payments, according to officials.
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13 Oct 21
The United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow must be a turning point in the global fight to limit global warming and finance ministers need to play their part, the head of the UN has said.
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16 Sep 21
The majority of government agricultural support is harmful to society and the environment, a United Nations report has found.
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17 Aug 21
The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to mitigate the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country, the leader of the United Nations has said.
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13 Jul 21
Rising hunger statistics paint a grim picture for the world’s push towards meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned.
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12 Apr 21
Low-income countries have received just 0.2% of Covid-19 vaccines and advanced economies need to step up financing efforts amid growing deaths and new variants, the World Health Organisation has...
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6 Apr 21
Around 25 countries – about one in eight – spent more on servicing debts in 2019 than on education, health and social protection combined, according to UNICEF.
17 Nov 23The UN is set for a showdown over tax evasion, led by African nations.
22 Sep 23Poor countries cannot fund it and pay debts, report warns
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.
11 Aug 22The United Nations has nearly doubled its request for donations to help its aid workers continue to assist those displaced by the Russian invasion.
12 May 22The Lebanese political establishment is “completely out of touch with reality” according to a United Nations report that had particularly harsh words about the country’s central bank’s role in the...
10 Feb 22Covid-19 could stop being a global emergency as early as this year if countries donated $23bn towards access to tests, treatments, vaccines and personal protective equipment, according to the World...
11 Jan 22United Nations agencies are asking donors for a record sum of aid to help people in Afghanistan through a political and economic crisis.
13 Oct 21The United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow must be a turning point in the global fight to limit global warming and finance ministers need to play their part, the head of the UN has said.
16 Sep 21The majority of government agricultural support is harmful to society and the environment, a United Nations report has found.
17 Aug 21The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to mitigate the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country, the leader of the United Nations has said.
13 Jul 21Rising hunger statistics paint a grim picture for the world’s push towards meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned.
6 Apr 21Around 25 countries – about one in eight – spent more on servicing debts in 2019 than on education, health and social protection combined, according to UNICEF.
