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Global economy to grow 2.7% in 2024 as major economies avoid severe downturn: UN report
The growth rate of the world economy is expected to remain around 2.7 per cent in 2024, and 2.8 per…
ANI
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India’s economic growth “very robust” as Western companies shift investment focus from China to India: UN expert
India's economic growth has been described as “very robust” by a UN expert, highlighting the countr…
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Extreme weather events fuel gender-based violence, adding to socio-economic burden of climate change: Study
Building on the existing evidence, the study reemphasises that extreme weather conditions are a cat…
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While population shrinks in South India, migration from the North will ensure demographic dividend: UN
While the population ages and its growth shrinks in the southern states of India, labour migration …
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Global economy could shrink by 1% due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns UN-DESA
The UN-DESA analysis issued on Wednesday finds that millions of workers were at risk of losing t…
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Russia's economic isolation from the West is deepening its China dependency – car imports from the Asian nation shot up 540%
Russia is now the biggest importer of Chinese cars in the world, reflecting the country's growing e…
Joseph Wilkins
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India has world's largest diaspora, says director of UN's Population Division
India has the world's largest diaspora with about 18 million people born there now living abroad, a…
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India will surpass China to become 'most populous country' by 2023, says UN
India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a …
PTI
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Kim Jong-un's powerful sister tells South Korean president to 'shut his mouth' in heated aid row
Kim Yo-Jong, the North Korean president's sister, has fiercely rejected South Korea's offer of econ…
Bethany Dawson
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The US, EU, and others have hit Russia with a pile of sanctions, but they still have more tools to hammer its economy
Sanctions from the US, UK, and EU have largely targeted Russian banks and elites. It's been enough …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Ben Winck
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Venezuelan migrants — like those dropped in Martha's Vineyard by Ron DeSantis — are fleeing a government that has engaged in 'crimes against humanity,' UN says
According to the United Nations, "grave crimes and human rights violations" are committed by securi…
Charles R. Davis
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North Korea is the most isolated country on the planet, but it still finds ways to steal billions of dollars
Despite heavy sanctions, North Korea has found ways to enrich its leaders and to finance its milita…
Ellen Ioanes
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China and Russia blocked the UN from condemning Myanmar's military coup
Myanmar's military seized power on Monday, detaining politicians, and imposing a state of emergency…
Bill Bostock
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COVID-19 crisis increasing psychological suffering: UN chief
"Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19. They must b…
PTI
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Trump announced Hanoi as the next site for nuclear summit with Pyongyang's Kim Jong Un. He's now predicting North Korea will emerge as an 'economic powerhouse'
According to The Washington Post officials were said to have been considering Danang, the coastal r…
Christian Edwards,Christian Edwards,Christian Edwards
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Kerala health minister presents state's model of tackling COVID-19 at UN webinar
Shailaja was the lone member from India who participated in the panel discussion titled "On the Fr…
PTI
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IIT Guwahati introduces first-of-its kind course on UN-SDGs in BTech curriculum
Anamika Barua, course coordinator from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwaha…
PTI
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Dog sitting, dry cleaning and food runs: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife criticized for 'inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars' in new report
Susan Pompeo reportedly got an office at the CIA while her husband was director and has micromanage…
Jake Lahut
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Biden picks retired US Army general to lead the Pentagon. He'd be the first Black man to head the Defense Department, if confirmed.
Retired US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin would be America's first Black defense secretary, if confirmed by…
David Choi
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'This is not' a group that says 'we're going to un-rig' the economy: Meet the economic leadership team Trump is building
"Accordingly, every one percent reduction in the corporate income tax rate could add back about $1.…