GENEVA, Switzerland – The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. Since 2010, the number of people using tobacco has dropped by 120 million – a 27 percent drop in relative […]
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PARIS, France – Year-on-year headline inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained stable at 4.1 percent in August 2025, having hovered around this rate since March. Download in PDF (data tables included) Year-on-year headline inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained stable at […]
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Dear Sir, They say never look a gift horse in the mouth. We should just be gracious and accept gifts when given to us, even though it is not exactly what we wanted. By that logic, we, or at least banana farmers, should be happy with the UWPs promise to provide them with a pension […]
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of the UN’s health agency in the region, PAHO. Last July, in the remote locality of Butête, in southern Haiti, nine-year-old Jonas* lost his life to rabies. When a stray dog bit the boy […]
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ITU member states and the global digital development community will meet in Baku, Azerbaijan to chart a course for universal and meaningful connectivity GENEVA, Switzerland – Global leaders in information and communication technologies will draw up a new roadmap for inclusive digital development at the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25), taking place from 17 […]
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In the second of a two-part assessment of the global economic outlooks ahead of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting in Washington on 13 October 2025, Dr Thomas Munthali, head of economic policy and small states at the Commonwealth Secretariat, outlines how member countries can best respond. Dr Thomas Munthali The Commonwealth response Resilience is not […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) will host the 2025 Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Privacy Symposium, which brings together privacy professionals from international development institutions to share best practices and address emerging data protection challenges. Since its inception in 2017, the MDB Privacy Symposium has served as a vital platform for […]
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MADRID, Spain – UN Tourism and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) have launched the UN Tourism Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Sports Tourism powered by FIA. Featuring four categories, the awards are designed to recognise initiatives that drive sustainability, innovation, social impact, and successful examples of public-private partnership within the sports tourism sector, while […]
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GAZA CITY, Gaza – Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. “These life changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries, of a […]
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Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar expressed confidence in reaching a deal with Caracas despite backing a recent US military deployment in the region. By Ricardo Vaz CARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Trinidad and Tobago government has secured Washington’s backing for offshore natural gas projects in Venezuelan waters. In a statement published Tuesday, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar stated that she […]
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