INTERVIEW: Developing countries risk missing out on net-zero benefits, but fairer future is possible

Inflation fears are subsiding, the “net-zero transition” to a clean economy could spell good news with the right policies in place, and we are still dealing with a “COVID hangover”, according to the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

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INTERVIEW: Developing countries risk missing out on net-zero benefits, but fairer future is possible

Rising incomes more harmful to environment than population growth

23 Feb 2022

Higher incomes contribute more to environmental degradation than population growth, a report by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has revealed.

UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing

01 Oct 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) said on Friday, ahead of the UN World Data Forum, due to start on Sunday

5 things you should know about the state of the global economy

10 May 2021

Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most in the crisis and what can be done to recover? As the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DESA) prepares to launch the mid-year update of the 2021 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, here are five things you need to know about the state of the global economy.