Category: World

On September 19, 2024, the United States Department of State released the 2024 Fiscal Transparency Report.  Fiscal transparency is a critical element of effective public financial management, helps build market confidence, and underpins global economic sustainability.  It fosters greater government accountability by providing a window into government budgets and spending.  Fiscal transparency helps citizens hold […]

The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total. If debt payments and stifled budgets are unaddressed in the next three to five years, […]

For Piotr Olbryś, a 19-year-old from Poland, it was his brother’s hearing aid that motivated him to look into how to make lithium-ion batteries more environmentally friendly.  His work earned him one of the four first prizes, each worth € 7 000, at the 2024 edition of the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).  “My […]

The families of the remaining American hostages met with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and then with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday in Washington, DC following a media event at the National Press Club on their 13th advocacy trip to the capital since October 7.  “The families shared a number of ideas with Sullivan […]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is one of the greatest environmental health challenges that we face today. Various studies have shown that, as well as the lungs, it affects essential organs like the heart and brain, and that those who suffer most from its consequences are the most exposed or vulnerable […]

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer my sincere congratulations to the people of Nepal as you celebrate Nepal’s Constitution Day on September 19. The United States greatly values our 77 years of friendship with Nepal. We are proud of our joint efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties, boost economic […]

The UK requested this Council meeting following alarming reports of escalation around El Fasher. I would like to make three points. First, we strongly condemn the Rapid Support Forces’ assault on El Fasher. We call on the RSF to halt its siege of the area and for an immediate end to the fighting. Aerial bombardments, […]

With an estimated 281 million people on the move worldwide, there’s no question migration is increasingly on the minds of politicians – and not necessarily those with the best intentions. And yet research has long shown that migration brings significant economic benefits, including innovation, creativity, knowledge exchange, and fresh perspectives across borders. Recent data on the […]

A Mercedes-Benz passenger car factory in Bremen, Germany. In a closely contested election in May of 2024, the approximately 5,000 workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted against certifying the United Auto Workers of America (UAW) as their bargaining agent. The UAW’s narrow defeat followed its recently successful certification election for recognition at […]

“The science is clear: we are far off track from achieving global climate goals. 2023 was the warmest year on record by a huge margin. Leading international data sets say that the first eight months of 2024 are also the warmest on record,” said WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo. She appealed for “urgent and ambitious action” […]