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The WHO is expected to place estimated mortality in India from Covid-19 at 4 million as of the end of 2021, about eight times the officially reported figure.
The Indian government’s complains that the World Health Organisation’s methodology used to calculate deaths from Covid-19 not included in official statistics are incorrect
Illicit financial flows slow down global economic recovery Illicit financial flows slow down global economic recovery Geneva, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Billions of dollars in illicit financial flows (IFF) are being currently losing this year, as the world seeks some funds to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, a UN agency assured. UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said these illegal funds hinder the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievements, for which it designed a conceptual framework to help governments better measure them and provide more effective policies. In this rega...
Africa pilots anti-illicit financial flows project Tuesday December 29 2020 Illicit funds that are moved across countries secretly divert significant amounts of resources with harmful effects. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary Lack of consistent statistics on IFFs causes uncertainty about the size and trends in illicit flows, how and where they originate and their impact on development. IFFs can markedly differ across countries and regions, and lack of a common framework makes their measurement impossible. Advertisement Africa has been selected to pilot a United Nations-funded project to reduce illi...
Punch Newspapers Sections Ife Ogunfuwa The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have started a pilot project using a new framework that measures illicit financial flows from trade in Nigeria, Afghanistan, Colombia and Ecuador. The UN agencies are also testing the framework in Mexico, Panama and Peru, a statement by UNCTAD said. The agency said more of the pilot projects had been planned for 2021 in other African and Asian nations. Evidence of Illicit financial flows in Nigeria showed that oil export mis-invoicing was at $44bn and ...