UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture

The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of citizens living in the developing world. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/04/1148591
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UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
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