Tag: UNDESA
Fragile Global Economy as Trade Tensions and Policy Uncertainty Mount
The global economy stands at a precarious turning point, with escalating trade tensions, rising tariffs, and growing policy uncertainties threatening to derail...
Global Gender Equality Progress Falls Short in 2023
Despite global efforts, the world is "failing women and girls," warned the United Nations in a report on gender equality released on September 7, 2023. In the latest edition of the UN Women and UN DESA report, titled "Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023," alarming trends are unveiled, highlighting the world's struggles to achieve gender equality as it reaches the halfway mark of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Ageing Population to More than Double by Middle Century
With the number of people aged 65 and over to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and...
For 759 Million People, Power Still a Distant Dream
In recent years, the world saw much progress in electricity but 759 million people still live without power with about half of them living...
