April 24, 2019

10 predictions for the global economy in 2019

 By: Nariman Behravesh Chief Economist, IHS Markit The global economy started 2018 with strong, synchronized growth. But as the year progressed, momentum faded and growth trends […]
April 24, 2019

Innovation and the future of Africa: A tale of two countries

 By: Kelechi Udoagwu Too many times, when we speak about the future of Africa or the future of technology in Africa, we do so with an […]
April 18, 2019

Turn toxic e-waste into a source of ‘decent work’, UN labour agency urges

  A “toxic flood of electric and electronic waste” that is growing by the day across the world, should be urgently converted into a source of […]
April 18, 2019
  11 April 2019 Peace and Security Women’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security […]
April 11, 2019

The true cost of corruption is higher than you might realise

  By: Vitor Gaspar, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF; Paolo Mauro; and Paulo Medas, Deputy Division Chief, IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department No country is immune to […]
April 11, 2019

4 key ways countries can finance their SDG ambitions

  By Gavin E.R. Wilson, Co-Chair, Global Future Council on Development Finance. A new global framework for financing sustainable development was established in 2015. Every country on […]
April 8, 2019

To meet development goals, UN agriculture agency ‘cannot only focus on tackling hunger anymore’

  With the aim of meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, to eradicate malnutrition, Executive Director José Graziano da Silva said in his opening address to […]
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