Economic Development
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Guterres calls on countries to set clear timelines for transition away from fossil fuels
“We are the first generation with the tools to end the fossil fuel age – and the last who can…
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LIVE: Climate change is here – What happens next is still in our hands
From deadly floods in the Himalayas to wildfires and extreme heat across Europe, 2026 has brought a succession of stark…
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Less than 4 years from development goals deadline, progress shows what’s possible
For Benin, making progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has meant finding new ways to finance development. The…
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Guterres: Old global order must change as power shifts to emerging economies
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders of a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi on Sunday that a…
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Ships and seafarers increasingly caught in the crossfire of unrelated wars
The global shipping industry is facing a “genuinely unprecedented” convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as…
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AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwide
Use of data-intensive technologies – in particular artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – is growing faster than electricity infrastructure can…
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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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