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5 things you should know about the state of the global economy IMF/Ernesto Benavides Goods are transported by hands in Lima, Peru. 10 May 2021 Economic Development Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most in the crisis and what can be done to recover? As the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DESA) prepares to launch the mid-year update of the 2021 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, here are five things you need to know about the state of the global economy. Dock workers unload fresh fish from a boat in Casablanca, Morocco.IMF/ Jake Lyell Dock workers unload fresh fish from a boat in Casablanca, Morocco. 1) US and China bounce back, but a slow recovery for developing countries While economic output in the United States and China is expected to grow robustly and lift global growth, many developing economies are not expected to return to pre-pandemic output levels any

© UNICEF Jabra is seven years old, she lives in Sana, Yemen. She is learning the correct way to wash her hands and how to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.         25 June 2020 Humanitarian Aid Millions of children in the heart of the world’s worst humanitarian disaster could be pushed to the brink of starvation, due to huge shortfalls in humanitarian aid funding amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.  Marking more than five years since conflict escalated in the country between Government forces and their allies, against Houthi rebel militias, the new  UNICEF  report warns the number of malnourished children could reach 2.4 million by end of year, almost half of all under-fives.  An additional 30,000 children could develop life-threatening severe acute malnutrition over the next six months. Yemen five years on: Children , conflict and  COVID-19  warns that as Yemen’s devastated

COVID-19: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’ UN News/Daniel Dickinson The UN Secretary-General António Guterres appeals for a global ceasefire in a virtual press conference broadcast on UN Web TV.         23 March 2020 Peace and Security In an appeal issued on Monday, UN  Secretary-General António Guterres  urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against  COVID-19: the common enemy that is now threatening all of humankind.  “The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war”,  he said .  “That is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world.  It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives.”  UN Spokesperson ✔ @UN_Spokesperson  ·  10 h Replying to @UN_Spokesperson The fury of the virus illustrates the

Ismini Palla Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, talks to journalists during a visit to Marib         7 March 2020 Peace and Security In a visit to northern Yemen on Saturday, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths  repeated his call  for an immediate freeze on military activities and for warring parties to work towards a de-escalation in fighting. Mr. Griffiths was speaking during  a one-day visit to Marib, which he described as a “haven” amid the ongoing conflict between government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Ansar Allah, also known as Houthis.   UN Special Envoy for Yemen ✔ @OSE_Yemen The UN Special Envoy for # Yemen , Martin Griffiths, visits # Marib today to reiterate his call for calm and the resumption of the political process. Mr. Girffiths is scheduled to meet local authorities, tribal chiefs, civil society, women and youth as well as displaced Yemenis. 38 2:22

Deliver ‘significant results now’, UN General Assembly President tells COP25 climate conference WMO/Injoo Hong Storm clouds forming over Banghwa-ri in Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea.         10 December 2019 Climate Change It is “imperative” that the  COP25  climate conference underway in Spain delivers “significant results now”, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), said on Tuesday. “Science is unequivocal on the urgency to act, both at global and national levels”, he told the conference to address the climate crisis - officially known as the 25th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ). The official opening ceremony of the high-level segment of the 25th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 25. (10 December 2019), by UN Climate Change/James Dowson Mr. Muhammad-Bande recalled the consens