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World Bank predicts economic growth for 2021

The World Bank Group on Tuesday issued a guarded growth forecast for the global economy this year, saying that a four per cent overall expansion was likely, although the recovery will likely be a “subdued” one. Policy makers must move decisively,…

UNICEF calls for support for 10M at risk children

The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF has expressed deep concern for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel,…

United Kingdom formally leaves European Union

The United Kingdom has left the European Union’s economic and political orbit in an historic departure that has split Britons politically and marked the country’s greatest shift on the global stage in modern times. As the clock struck 11pm in…

UN boss issues message of hope, healing for new year

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on world leaders to do more to stop conflicts and tackle climate change as well as the coronavirus pandemic. The UN chief made the plea in his New Year’s message. He said the past…

WHO urges more investment in public health

The head of the World Health Organization has called for more investment in public and universal health as countries around the globe strive to tackle the spread of the corona virus. The call was contained in Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…

Congress passes $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Package

The United States Congress after months of political bickering passed a long-awaited $900bn package of the covid19 pandemic aid.  Senators approved the bill late on Monday, hours after it was passed by the House of Representatives. The 900bn dollars aid…

UN boss appeals for equitable Covid vaccine distribution

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world's rich nations to make stronger contributions to make coronavirus vaccine available to everyone on the planet. He said at a news conference that vaccine nationalism will not help the world to…

People, planet on ‘collision course’, UNDP warns

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned in a major new report that countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce damage to the environment or risk stalling progress for humanity. The coronavirus pandemic is the latest crisis facing the…

WFP boss warns of hunger pandemic

With 270 million people – more than the entire population of Western Europe – “marching toward starvation”, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned as he called for greater action to avert a “hunger pandemic. WFP Executive Director David Beasley…

US commences emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine

The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from today (Monday) after it was authorized for emergency use. The first three million doses of the vaccine were shipped "across all states" over the weekend, according to Gen Gustave…