Tag: UN

International
More than 130 ships loaded with Ukrainian wheat stuck in Black Sea; negotiations on with Russia for exports

More than 130 ships loaded with Ukrainian wheat stuck in Black Sea; negotiations on with Russia for exports

The UN and Turkey are holding talks with Russia for Ukrainian grain exports. The...

International
India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous in 2023: World Population Prospects 2022

India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous in 2023: World Population Prospects 2022

The global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under...

States
IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

Based on the ILSP project's success, REAP will leverage livelihood collectives to...

National
49mn people in 43 countries one step away from famine: UN Secretary-General

49mn people in 43 countries one step away from famine: UN Secretary-General

António Guterres has suggested to the countries that they go for “investment in...

National
1 in 5 developing countries’ GDP per capita would not return to 2019 levels by the end of 2023: UN-DESA

1 in 5 developing countries’ GDP per capita would not return to 2019 levels by the end of 2023: UN-DESA

According to UN-DESA’s 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Bridging...

International
UN report predicts 6.7 per cent GDP growth for India in 2022

UN report predicts 6.7 per cent GDP growth for India in 2022

According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022,...

International
Food security is increasingly vulnerable to climate-change-induced weather events

Food security is increasingly vulnerable to climate-change-induced weather events

Economist Impact has released the 10th GFSI. The report states a decline in global...

Opinion
Wealthy nations call the shots at WTO

Wealthy nations call the shots at WTO

There is more than an evident correlation, and in fact causation, between the current...

National
Economic recovery under threat amid surging COVID cases and lagging vaccination in poorer countries

Economic recovery under threat amid surging COVID cases and lagging vaccination in poorer countries

Amid rapid vaccinations and continued fiscal and monetary support measures, China...