Somalia has 99% of $2bn debt cancelled in major boost to fragile recovery | Global development
The Paris Club, a collection of some of the world’s wealthiest creditor nations, has announced the cancellation of 99% of ...
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Questioning multilateralism: International organizations failure to address global pressures
By Eden Tafesework The world is currently passing through a period where multilateral engagements (with states of the world but ...
Growth of gulf between rich and poor countries ‘recipe for much darker future’, says UN | Global development
The gulf between rich and poor countries continues to grow, according to the UN, furthering the reversal of a 20-year ...
Africa: UN Special Envoy for Road Safety Launches Global Campaign in Côte d’Ivoire
Geneva — The United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, has launched the UN Global Campaign for Road ...
Uganda: Global Economics Expert Sachs Commits to Supporting Uganda in Formulation of NDPIV
KAMPALA — Renowned professor of economics Jeffrey Sachs has committed to supporting the National Planning Authority (NPA) in the ongoing ...
WTO Accord to Spur Global Growth with Landmark Investment Facilitation Deal
Every country is eager to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) – and for good reason. FDI facilitates capital inflows, creates ...
Zimbabwe: Global Factory Check-Up to Reveal Extent of Recovery
Manufacturing will get a temperature check from closely watched measures of activity for Europe and Asia, an opportunity to gauge ...
Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia | Global development
The deaths of three women in one week, all allegedly murdered by their husbands, has caused outrage in Somalia and ...
Global action is needed to stop the unfolding famine in Tigray
BACK US TODAY AND SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA People are starving in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as the world passively watches. ...
Anti-FGM caravan embarks on 7,400-mile campaign to end cutting in Africa | Global development
African female genital mutilation survivors will lead thousands of campaigners in a two-year “caravan campaign” across the continent, calling for ...
