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Despite significant economic progress since the 1980s, Vietnam is at risk of falling into the middle-income trap, which denotes the tendency for productivity growth to slow as countries exhaust easy gains from early-stage growth strategies.

It is high time countries made reparatory justice a priority to address the legacy of slavery and colonialism, which continues to negatively impact the daily lives of people of African descent across the globe.

The $71 million requested would respond to the most urgent needs of 250,000 people targeted out of the 884,000 people estimated to be in need, the UN says.

The $71 million requested would respond to the most urgent needs of 250,000 people targeted out of the 884,000 people estimated to be in need, the UN says.

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A new global biodiversity fund has been set up in record time, but donations fall short of what’s needed

ALBAWABA – The government announced allocating half a billion to the reconstruction fund on Monday to finance efforts aimed at rebuilding Derna and Beng

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday called on world leaders to get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a universal goal to end poverty in all its forms by 2030 – back on track as the world’s biggest diplomatic gathering kicks off.

With the world off track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), decision makers urgently need detailed cost estimates to guide their investment and spending choices. Over the last six months, UNCTAD has crunched the numbers on nearly 50 SDG indicators across 90 countries, including 48 developing economies, covering three quarters of the global population.

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