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Human Welfare

667m Africans in extreme poverty – ECA

COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed additional 55 million Africans into extreme poverty, bringing the tally to 667 million. Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission...
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Human Welfare

COVID-19 plunged 77m into extreme poverty in 2021 – UN report

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and...
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Sustainable Devpt

SDGs Report 2021: COVID-19 led to global extreme poverty

The “Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021” highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on SDG implementation and identifies areas that require urgent and coordinated action. The...
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Over $100bn lost to oil and gas price spikes in first month of Iran war – Analysis

One month after the start of the Iran war, new analysis from 350.org shows that over $100 billion has...
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Conservation

Marine flyways: Major breakthrough in global ocean conservation

In what looks like a landmark decision adopted on Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Brazil, governments at the fifteenth...
Health

From health systems to health sovereignty across Africa, Eastern Mediterranean

Recently, I attended the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, which brings together Member States from both the WHO...

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Over $100bn lost to oil and gas price spikes in first month of Iran war – Analysis

One month after the start of the Iran war,...
Conservation

Marine flyways: Major breakthrough in global ocean conservation

In what looks like a landmark decision adopted on...