On January 9 local time, the United Nations released the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025 (WESP) report. The report forecasts that the global economic growth rate will remain at 2.8% in 2025, the same as in 2024. Although the global economy has shown strong resilience and withstood a series of overlapping shocks, the growth level is still below the pre-epidemic average of 3.2%, mainly due to weak investment, production...
On December 6, local time learned on December 5 that the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) released an investigation report after completing its visit to Colombia. The report shows that about 20,000 unidentified bodies were found in a hangar at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia. Currently, the Colombian Attorney General's Office is conducting an investigation at El Dorado Airport.
On December 5, local time, it was learned that the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) released an investigation report after completing its visit to Colombia. The report shows that about 20,000 unidentified bodies were found in a hangar at El Dorado International Airport in the Colombian capital Bogota. Currently, the Colombian Attorney General's Office is conducting an investigation at El Dorado Airport. (CCTV)
South Korea's UN spokesperson said it was closely monitoring the situation in South Korea and expressed concern about it.
The head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has agreed on a specific humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to allow for polio vaccination activities.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has issued a report calling on countries in South East Asia to criminalize the unlicensed operation of money services businesses or virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The report notes that some VASPs, including those linked to known criminals, are facilitating transactions for fraudulent organizations and high-risk gambling websites. UNODC warns that scammers are diversifying their modus operandi and using emerging technologies such as a...
In a letter to the UN, Iran's representative said it would follow up on the incident in which its diplomats were injured in Lebanon during the blast and "reserves the right under international law to take necessary measures in response".
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution demanding that Israel end its "illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territories" within 12 months.
Representatives of Libya's legislature said in a statement that the legislature reached an agreement after UN-sponsored talks to appoint a central bank governor within 30 days. (Media Correction: Non-Libyan Central Bank Governor Says)
The relevant statement shows that the United Nations hosted a meeting in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, aimed at resolving the crisis in the Libyan central bank, and a key consensus has been reached on this.
Hamas: Supports a seven-day truce announced by the United Nations today to vaccinate thousands of quadriplegic children; demands medicine and food for more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip.
On August 2, the Chinese Office in Palestine signed a donation agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on August 1. Zeng Jixin, director of the Chinese Office in Palestine, said that China has always supported the Agency's active performance of its duties and called on the international community to support the Agency's work. The donation is aimed at supporting the Agency's emergency humanitarian assistance to Gaza. China will con...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently released its latest "Digital Economy Report 2024". The report said that while digitalization has driven global economic growth, the impact on the environment is also increasing. According to the report, it is estimated that the energy consumption of global data centers in 2022 is comparable to that of France, while the global energy consumption generated by bitcoin "mining" increased by about 34 times between 2015 and 2023....
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with the Dfinity Foundation to launch a blockchain-based Universal Trusted Certificate (UTC) pilot project in Cambodia. Internet Computer will provide a secure management infrastructure, with the participation of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and others. The project aims to encourage micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in the digital economy, with plans to eventually roll it out in ten countries. Dominic Wil...