developing countries

UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan spoke at the 13th International Debt Management Conference in Geneva on Monday delivering a message on the state of the debt crisis in developing countries. “Geopolitics, not economics, is now in the driving seat of globalization,”...

Food prices rose worldwide following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Together, these two countries produce around 30 percent of all wheat exports, in addition to other grains and related foodstuffs. The Food Outlook report warns that existing differences between richer and poorer countries...

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and constrained their ability to respond to further shocks, according to a new report launched by the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on education, laying bare a crisis that was already causing widespread concern well before the spread of the virus. Robert Jenkins, the Director of Education at the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, is...

The 2015 South South Awards will celebrate the advancement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the global South. At the press preview, Executive Producer of the gala, introduces the production team responsible for creating the elegant atmosphere of the annual award ceremony, and Alexandru...