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US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top UN economist

·April 12, 2025·2 min read

“There will be shifting, I think, in supply chains, there will be a reassessment of global alliances. There will be geopolitical shifts and economic as well,” said Pamela Coke-Hamilton, head of the International Trade Centre (ITC). Speaking in Geneva after Wednesday’s announcement by the White House of a 90-day pause...

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

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·April 1, 2025·2 min read

However, the country remains in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions facing famine, disease and insecurity. IOM data shows that between December last year and March, displacement fell by 2.4 per cent – with nearly 400,000 people returning to their places of origin in...

World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall

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·January 5, 2024·2 min read

“Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence – while the world watches on”, warned Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths in a statement, adding that “hope has never been more elusive” amidst deteriorating conditions. “The humanitarian community has been left with the impossible mission of supporting more than...

WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent

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·April 26, 2023·1 min read

The guidance provides a joined-up approach for responding to the threat or arrival of any respiratory pathogen such as flu or the range of coronaviruses, that have the ability to rapidly mutate into different variants. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for...

Major fall in global food prices for July, but future supply worries remain |

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·August 5, 2022·2 min read

The UN agency has published its latest eagerly awaited Food Price Index, the barometer that tracks monthly changes in the international prices of five food commodities: cereals, vegetable oils, dairy products, meat, and sugar. The @FAO Food Price Index averaged 140.9 points in July, 🔻8.6% from June, marking the 4th...