UN to boost humanitarian aid for Ukraine, form global crisis response group

Providing relief in captured cities is becoming riskier by the day as Russia widens its attack, says Antonio Guterres

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Continuous economic growth is an illusion. Adivasi economics may be the only hope for India's future

Bengaluru leads India’s march into fastest-growing cities list

Country to occupy 17 of 20 top spots between 2019 and 2035, says recent report

World to suffer $10 trillion loss by 2050 unless nature is saved: WWF report

However, annual global GDP will be 0.02 % higher by 2050 if conservation of nature is done

COVID-19: African economy could take up to 3 years to revive

GDP growth rate likely to decline by 3-8 percentage points, according to African ministers of finance

Scarred: The COVID-19 pandemic destroyed human capital. Its impact will haunt our future

The economic impact caused by a collapse of human capital could affect the world for upto a decade, according to a new World Bank report

Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …

Data obscurity keeps West Asia, North Africa from reaching growth potential: World Bank

Growth forecasts in the region more often inaccurate, overly optimistic than other places

COP24: No time for limitless negotiations, says Guterres

At Katowice, United Nations chief warns of catastrophic changes to climate if Paris Agreement terms not implemented

India’s declining rural income pulls downs global economic growth: IMF

International Monetary Fund says downgrade of global economy due to India’s dipping growth rates

COVID-19: $2.5 tln needed by developing countries to weather economic crisis, says report

Debts of $1 trillion owed by developing countries needs to be cancelled

CO2 emissions stalled in 2014, but challenges remain

Recent data shows that carbon dioxide level did not increase for the first time in 40 years; bust in coal projects may be the reason

2022 too short, too far: How did the economy fare last year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

COVID-19 pandemic may drive 40-60 mln to extreme poverty: UNCTAD report

Families will be pushed deeper into poverty as the current employment decline is biggest since World War II, according to the report