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Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear

·November 11, 2023·2 min read

The assessment by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) looks at preliminary socio-economic impacts, warning that poverty could spike while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could plummet by 8.4 per cent, which translates into a loss of $1.7 billion. Lamenting the loss...

From the Field: In Ukraine, ‘I have grown used to the endless fear’

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·November 20, 2022·1 min read

Living with fear and the daily threat of death is something that all Ukrainians have had to reckon with since Russia’s invasion of 24 February, and local UN staff are no exception....

Myanmar: Death sentences ‘vile attempt at instilling fear’, rights experts charge |

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·June 11, 2022·5 min read

Special Rapporteurs Thomas Andrews and Morris Tidball-Binz, fear the development could signal the start of a spate of executions in a country which has not carried out capital punishment in more than 30 years. Disregard for human rights “The illegitimate military junta is providing the international community with further evidence...