The euro area’s economic pulse is coming back
The global pandemic has left deep scars on economies across the globe. This is certainly true for the euro area, which saw widespread lockdowns after the outbreak of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. As a response, a host of fiscal policies provided strong support across economies, and monetary policy has been maintaining a very accommodative stance.
Young or old, UN calls for ‘digital equality’ for all
Marking the International Day of Older Persons on 1. October, the United Nations is driving home the message that “digital equality” online, needs to be inclusive of everybody, regardless of age.
Universal access to sustainable energy will remain elusive without addressing inequalities
During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before...
World’s forests under threat from economic and environmental crises
Progress in protecting the world’s forests—and the people who rely on them—is at risk due to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalating climate and biodiversity crises ...
Indigenous peoples continue to face barriers to realizing rights to lands and territories
The world’s indigenous peoples call 22 per cent of the global land surface home. They live in areas where you find about 80 per cent...
UN Panel: End financial abuses to save people and planet
Governments can finance critical action on extreme poverty, COVID-19 and the climate crisis and by recovering the billions of dollars lost...
Make 2021 a year of possibility and hope, UN chief tells General Assembly
Following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday.
COVID-19 recovery, focus of UN General Assembly special session
Nations united on Thursday for a special session of the UN General Assembly to survey the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflect on the best response, and forge a path to better days ahead.
Recognize and protect rights of persons with disabilities, UN chief urges, marking International Day
The United Nations is commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on Thursday, calling for greater inclusion for persons with disabilities, and recognizing and protecting their human rights.
Internet Governance Forum calls for global unity to bridge digital divides
Advancing digital inclusion and narrowing digital divides will build a strong recovery as the world strives to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) heard today as it concluded after a series of high-level roundtable discussions.
To recover better from COVID-19, we must invest in… forests
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on our economies and societies, the United Nations today called for the inclusion of forest financing in efforts to recover from the pandemic.
Internet Governance Forum calls for bridging digital divides, harnessing the Internet to support human resilience and build solidarity amid COVID-19
Never before has the Internet proven to be such a vital lifeline in maintaining economic and social ties, as the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The high-level segment of the Internet Governance Forum opened today, with participants underlining the critical importance of digital technologies in supporting human resilience and building solidarity to respond to the challenges posed by the coronavirus.
International cooperation works – even from home
For the past 75 years, royals, presidents, prime ministers and other world leaders have been coming together at the UN General Assembly every year to discuss and attempt to peacefully resolve the planet’s gravest challenges. This year, for the first time since the end of the Second World War, they will stay at home. But the conversation and cooperation carry on.
