The UN Food Waste Index Report 2024, released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in anticipation of the International Day of Zero Waste, reveals a staggering 1 billion meals wasted daily across all continents in 2022. This alarming figure contrasts sharply with the 783 million people affected by hunger and the one-third of humanity grappling Read More…
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U.N. Sec Gen warns of global economic fragmentation at ASEAN summit
During a summit involving Southeast Asia’s ASEAN bloc, China, the United States, and other nations in Indonesia, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres issued a warning on Thursday about the world facing a potential “great fracture” in its economic and financial systems. Guterres, in a comprehensive address that touched on geopolitical tensions, multilateral development finance, and climate Read More…
$6.7 trillion: how much the Covid-19 pandemic cost the global economy in 2020
THE pandemic will wipe an eye-watering $6.7 trillion – or £5 trillion – from the global economy in 2020, new analysis suggests. The forecast fall in global GDP – down 5.2% from $89.94 trillion to $83.19 trillion – is equivalent to the annual economic output of Germany and France combined. It would represent the deepest Read More…