COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021 – the early years of the global health emergency – life expectancy around the world dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4…
Ukraine recovery and reconstruction: $486 billion over the next decade
The updated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA3) – issued by the Government, alongside the World Bank Group, the European Commission and the UN – covers damage incurred since the…
UN confirms the past decade was the hottest on record ‘by a clear margin’
Marked by record breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic glacier loss and sea-level rise, according to…
Rights experts call for second UN Decade for People of African Descent
They stressed that more than ever, the world urgently needs humanity to unite and collaborate in a spirit of equality and non-discrimination. “This demands political will to eliminate all forms…
New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade
“Half of people worldwide still believe men make better political leaders than women, and more than 40 per cent believe men make better business executives than women,” according to the…
UK: Biggest fall in house prices in over a decade
London: UK house prices fell sharply for the first time in 11 years, as extra borrowing costs weighed on buyers, according to data released by British lender Halifax Bank. Halifax…
My son’s heart could not bear the horror of the bombing, the decade of the father of a 4-year-old Palestinian child
The Israeli bombardment killed a 4-year-old Palestinian child who suffered from panic. According to foreign media reports, a 4-year-old child, Tamim Daoud, a resident of al-Rimal area of Gaza, lost…
In the last decade of Ramadan, an extraordinary number of people come to Masjid al-Haram
During the last decade of Ramadan, a unique record of more than 1 million pilgrims and pilgrims has been established in Masjid al-Haram (Makkah). On the night of Saturday 25th…
Britain to crack down on pro-Khalistan, Modi’s decade
The Indian flag was taken down and the flag of Khalistan was hoisted at the Indian High Commission; Photo: File New Delhi: Worried by the global movement of separatist Sikhs,…
Lost decade looms for debt-ridden developing countries: UNCTAD
In a new report, UNCTAD projects that annual growth across large parts of the global economy will be below pre-pandemic levels in 2023. High interest rates combined with soaring debt…