Ukraine war unleashing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises, warns UN chief
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on...
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Ukraine conflict putting global trade recovery at risk: WTO
The war in Ukraine has created immense human suffering but it is also putting the fragile recovery of global trade...
‘Build forward fairer’ report, urges new social contract for Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and Pacific region’s economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks, must be anchored in an inclusive “new...
Ukraine war squeezes food supplies, drives up prices, threatens vulnerable nations
Kicking off a three-day meeting on Friday on the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its wider impact on...
Ukraine: UN labour agency update shows 4.8 million jobs lost to war
An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since Russia’s 24 February invasion, according to a brief published...