Category: Business

President of key UN body ECOSOC, Lok Bahadur Thapa, reminded the international community on Monday that no country can achieve sustainable development on its own, and that political will and momentum is necessary to achieve the SDGs by 2030. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the UN Economic and Social Council, addresses the […]

Why this matters Most people still support the right to seek asylum Resettlement numbers decrease massively  Misinformation has not eroded public compassion The Refugee Convention marks 75 years of protection Unveiling new data on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that despite a growing volume of fake news and hate speech about asylum seekers, public […]

A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation, intended to penalize Anthropic for telling the U.S. military it would not allow their technology to be used for mass […]

Those reforms – largely stemming from the commitment made by Member States attending a landmark development finance summit in Sevilla last year – include mobilising public and private investment, expanding debt relief mechanisms for developing countries, and combating corruption. “Today’s outcome demonstrates that, through dialogue, mutual respect and compromise, multilateralism can deliver meaningful results,” Economic and Social Council […]

Digging them out of the ground may be the most straightforward part of the process.  Around the world, the United Nations is helping countries make sure these valuable resources create decent jobs, protect the environment and benefit local communities – not just global supply chains. Argentina: Putting communities at the centre of the lithium boom […]

The story in 60 seconds Every electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on minerals extracted from the earth. As countries accelerate the transition to clean (non-fossil fuel) energy, demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and graphite is rising rapidly. For many countries, this presents an unprecedented economic […]

Across Syria, the scars of war remain etched into communities that have endured years of violence, displacement and loss.  Yet amid the devastation, hopes are also taking root, hopes for security, decent jobs, functioning schools and hospitals, and a future in which people from every background feel they belong. During a landmark visit to Damascus, […]

Exports of natural gas dropped by a staggering 95 per cent.   The finding comes in analysis published by the International Trade Centre (ITC), a multilateral agency that has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UN trade and development body UNCTAD.   Critical maritime corridor The Strait, located south of Iran, is responsible for around one quarter of global seaborne […]

According to new data published on Friday from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a basket of staple foods cost one per cent more in July than a year ago. Why this matters Food inflation: Staple food prices remain above 2025 levels.  Climate impacts: Heatwaves and El Niño continue to threaten harvests.  Conflict costs: War […]

A new report published Tuesday by the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) found that worldwide youth unemployment rebounded after the COVID-19 pandemic but is now beginning to worsen again, leaving millions unable to get that crucial first job. After sinking to a two-decade low in 2023, global youth unemployment – covering the 15 to 24 age […]