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Downward slide in global food prices continues: FAO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Global food prices dropped for the tenth consecutive month in January, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Peacebuilding must be rooted in ‘bedrock of inclusive, sustainable development’ | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
While describing maintaining peace as core to the UN – its very reason for being - Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the...
Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to tackle rising levels of hunger, poverty and inequality, the UN Food...
Global growth forecast to slow to 1.9% in 2023, warn UN economists | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Senior UN economists warned on Wednesday that intersecting crises are likely to add further damage to the global economy, with growth set...
Economic slowdown may force workers into ‘lower quality’ jobs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing global economic downturn, the UN labour...
Water’s a ‘dealmaker’ for multilateral cooperation and the SDGs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Water can be a “dealmaker” for stability and cooperation as well as for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers...
UN report calls for re-thinking social protection as the world ages | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and well-being of older...
Food prices decline in December following ‘two very volatile years’: FAO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and...
Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per cent unemployment rate in 2022, the highest in...
UN chief issues global ‘wake-up call’ on Day of Epidemic Preparedness | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected, the UN chief reminded on Tuesday, the International Day of...