Economic Development
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Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns…
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Protecting our ‘most vital infrastructure’: Pushing back on desertification
As heatwaves are turning deadlier, fires and disasters are razing cities — and rising seas are erasing territories — one…
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After post-pandemic improvement, youth unemployment is rising again
Frustrated by skyrocketing youth unemployment, among other issues, tens of thousands of Gen Z activists took to the streets of…
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Colombia earthquake: UN joins national response
As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with…
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Food prices edged up in July amid heatwaves and energy price hikes
The cost of key foods edged up last month as searing heatwaves and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty impacted energy prices around…
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Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to a single maritime chokepoint, with early…
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Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?
The Security Council met Wednesday in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the…
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Middle East conflict leaves developing countries paying the price
With another weekend of strikes involving the United States and Iran, renewed diplomatic efforts on Monday have eased immediate fears…
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From malaria to energy: Why solutions from the Global South aren’t reaching the people who need them most
Innovators – especially in the Global South – are too often locked out of funding and opportunity despite offering solutions…
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Global fish production hits new high, but climate threats loom
Aquaculture now supplies most of the fish people eat, a landmark report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
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