Economic Development
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Ukraine: Black Sea grain shipment success raises hopes more will follow
The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia’s invasion more than five…
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INTERVIEW: Accessible finance is key to realizing Uganda’s potential
Northern Uganda suffers from a development gap with the rest of the country, with high rates of poverty and unemployment.…
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First Person: Surviving Bali’s COVID tourism crash
Dekha Dewandana ran a thriving ‘homestay’ tourism property in Bali, and received UN-supported training which has helped him to maintain…
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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record…
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Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape,…
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Ukraine: ‘Perfect storm’ threatens economic devastation in developing world
Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine is causing immense suffering and devastation there, but also creating a “perfect storm” which could…
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African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres
African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously address food security, nutrition, social…
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Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres
On Africa Day, the world celebrates the diverse and dynamic continent’s “enormous promise and potential”, the UN chief said in…
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Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency
The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming…
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First Person: Sweet taste of modern beekeeping
Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area which is recovering…
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