Global foreign investment declines for second year as geopolitical tensions rise, UN trade body reports
Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by two per cent to $1.3 trillion in 2023 amid global economic slowdown and rising...
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Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action
The right to development is inextricably linked with trade which the world’s poorest countries – now “mired in debt” through...
Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief
Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security challenges risk undermining peace and economic development across West Africa, the UN...
SIDS go forward with ‘new sense of hope, solidarity and determination’
The roadmap towards achieving resilient prosperity for small island States adopted on Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda “marks the beginning...
More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’
Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) “does not measure up...
Global unemployment set to decline slightly this year: UN labour agency
Global unemployment numbers will fall modestly this year, but unequal access to jobs is still a problem worldwide, particularly for...
SIDS drowning in debt and ‘running on empty’, warns Guterres in Antigua
International financing is the fuel for sustainable development, but small island States are “running on empty” – drowning in debt...
UN hub reaches remote Pacific islanders: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
The communities of thousands of tiny Pacific islands are the frontline gamechangers tackling the climate crisis, and a hub based...
UPDATING LIVE: Small island States meet in Antigua and Barbuda charting new course to sustainable prosperity
Good morning from the blue waters and lush green hills of the Caribbean. We’re reporting live from the high level...
In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis
It may be built out of recyclable cardboard boxes, but when world leaders officially open the Fourth International Conference on...