Many countries spending more on debt than education, health and social protection combined
Around one in eight nations spends more on debt than on social services, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched on Thursday, calling for debt service relief...
Recovery Offers Chance to Build Back Better in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffered more health and economic damage from the COVID 19 pandemic than any other region, although there is...
Ghana To Strengthen its Social Safety Program for 1.6 Million People
The World Bank today approved the $100 million Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP 2). The project will support the Government of Ghana...
Amid Recession, Sub-Saharan Africa Poised for Recovery
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer to the lower bound of the forecast in April...
South Asian Economies Bounce Back but Face Fragile Recovery
Prospects of an economic rebound in South Asia are firming up as growth is set to increase by 7.2 percent in 2021 and 4.4...
Polish Economy Returns to Growth Amidst Pandemic-Related Setbacks
The Polish economy is expected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2021, as a recovery in trade in the euro area, combined with improved...
Indonesia: UN experts denounce mega tourism project that ‘tramples on human rights’
UN rights experts, on Wednesday, raised alarm over forced evictions of locals and indigenous peoples, and threats against human rights defenders, to make way...
Georgia’s Economy Unlikely to Recover to Pre-COVID Levels Until Late 2022
Emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region are expected to grow by 3.6 percent this year, as a recovery in exports and...
Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalized groups
Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is urgently needed to address the issue and restore...
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was...