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Poverty, Inequality, and Climate: Defining Choices of our Age

May 26, 2021

By David Malpass The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in developing countries the hardest, worsening inequality and exacerbating existing challenges—insufficient health care systems, education deficits, stagnant incomes, rising conflict and violence, poorly-selected debt contracts, and climate change. Unfortunately, the delays in beginning the vaccination process in developing countries are deepening global inequality […]

Defying Predictions, Remittance Flows Remain Strong During COVID-19 Crisis

May 12, 2021

Low- and Middle-Income Countries Received $540 billion in 2020, $8 Billion Less Than in 2019 WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021 — Despite COVID-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $540 billion in 2020, just 1.6 percent below the 2019 total […]

Widespread Informality Likely to Slow Recovery from COVID-19 in Developing Economies

May 11, 2021

Study Finds One-Third of Economic Activity Occurs Outside Governments’ Line of Sight WASHINGTON, May 11, 2021—A strikingly large percentage of workers and firms operate outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs)—a challenge that is likely to hold back the recovery in these economies unless governments adopt a comprehensive […]

“A Crisis With A Woman’s Face”

March 8, 2021

By António Guterres As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is clear: the COVID-19 crisis has a woman’s face. The pandemic is worsening already deep inequalities facing women and girls, erasing years of progress towards gender equality. Women are more likely to work in sectors […]

UN Secretary-General’s General Assembly Briefing on the Call to Action for Human Rights

February 25, 2021

Excellencies, Last year, to mark our 75th anniversary, we conducted a global survey asking people around the world to identify a top priority for the United Nations going forward. A vast number replied with two words: human rights. They want strengthened national human rights instruments to address systemic racism, address political and religious persecution, ensure equal rights for women, and protect […]

Laws Still Restrict Women’s Economic Opportunities Despite Progress, Study Finds

February 24, 2021

Economic and social impact of COVID-19 pandemic reinforcing gender inequalities WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 – Countries are inching toward greater gender equality, but women around the world continue to face laws and regulations that restrict their economic opportunity, with the COVID-19 pandemic creating new challenges to their health, safety, and economic security, a new World Bank […]

Global Economic Recovery Remains Precarious, Rebound of 4.7% to Barely Offset 2020 Losses

January 26, 2021

Stimulating investments, revitalizing global trade and preventing premature austerity, financial bubbles and widening inequalities remain critical for resilient recovery, says new UN report New York, 25 January — The United Nations today warned that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years to come unless smart investments in economic, societal […]

Secretary-General’s Message on the Occasion of the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

January 22, 2021

Global Economy to Expand by 4% in 2021; Vaccine Deployment and Investment Key to Sustaining the Recovery

January 5, 2021

Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2021 — The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year. A recovery, however, will likely be subdued, unless policy makers move decisively to tame the pandemic […]

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