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With record harvests, world’s food import bill expected to fall 11 per cent – UN agency

New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): With prices for most of the internationally-traded agricultural commodities, especially for the staple grains remaining relatively ‘low and stable,’ it is expected the global food import prices will fall to a six-year low, the United Nations agricultural agency said on Thursday. more

On World Day, UN spotlights role of maritime transport as backbone of global economy

New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The importance of shipping in supporting and sustaining on Thursday's global society makes it indispensable to the world and to meeting the challenges of ...

Caribbean leaders, at UN Assembly, decry new financial rules; stress UN role in development

New York, Sept 27 (Just Earth News): Declaring that Caribbean countries are being treated “as if they are hell on earth” due to new financial rules against tax havens, Bahamian Foreign M ...

Caribbean leaders at UN warn of region’s ‘economic collapse’ under US, EU decision on banking

New York, Sept 25(Just Earth News): Given their size and limited choices for economic expansion, small island States like St Lucia have looked to the more advanced economies for innovative m ...

In UN debate, Caribbean nations spotlight negative impacts of indebtedness, ‘de-risking’

New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Two Caribbean island nations took to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday to highlight their vulnerabilities, including indebtedne ...

Manufacturing growth expected to remain low in 2016 – UN report

New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report has indicated that global manufacturing growth is expected to remain low in 2016 due to weakened financial support for product ...

Calling for G20 support, Ban stresses importance of financing mechanisms for 2030 Goals

New York, Sept 5 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for ...

Youth unemployment set to rise for first time in three years – UN labour agency

New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): With global youth unemployment expected to rise in 2016 for the first time in three years and the equally disturbing high levels of young people who work ...

‘Innovation divide’ persists; investment crucial to vibrant competitive economy, says UN agency

New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): A new report published by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has shown that for the first time, a middle-income country, C ...

Ethiopia will need urgent global support in race to prepare for main agricultural season – UN

New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Seasonal floods, resulting in crop damage and inundation of pastures, following a severe El Niño-induced drought in Ethiopia may be further exacerbated b ...