DESA Policy News

April 2013

• UN reports subdued Asia-Pacific growth in 2013 as region faces developed world uncertainty
• Successful chat engages online community on global partnership
• Facebook live chat on global partnership for development

March 2013

• Renewed global partnership critical for post-2015 development agenda, says UN panel
• A renewed global partnership for development
• Tackling emerging challenges for development
• Weekly highlights on the world economy

January 2013

• Economic outlook for world regions revealed

December 2012

• Global economic outlook for 2013 revealed
• Green growth and jobs for youth

November 2012

• Building capacities to achieve MDGs
• Join chat on global development agenda beyond 2015

October 2012

• Vicious cycle of debt, low growth and high unemployment dominate global economic woes
• Slow growth in Europe affects Asian exports

September 2012

• Significant MDG gains risk slowing under declining aid
• Keeping the momentum beyond 2015

August 2012

• Drought in U.S. pushing up world food prices

July 2012

• UN calls for international tax to raise $400 billion to finance development needs

June 2012

• Euro zone debt crisis: a danger for the global economy

May 2012

• Live Chat on Facebook: Potential risks and challenges of the world economy

April 2012

• South Africa’s Carbon Tax: a Far-Sighted Move Towards a Greener World

March 2012

• Transitioning from least developed country status

February 2012

• The Chinese model of economic success

January 2012

• Perspectives on social cohesion – the glue that holds society together
• Live Facebook chat on world economy
• Can a protracted economic slowdown be avoided?

December 2011

• Risks for another global downturn have heightened

November 2011

• Briefing covers Europe’s response to debt crisis

October 2011

• Debt crisis in affluent States threatens developing economies, UN officials warn

September 2011

• Minding the Gap

July 2011

• Call for new technologies to avoid ecological destruction

May 2011

• 2011 Global Peace Index reveals a world less peaceful
• World economic recovery remains a challenge
• Plan to lift countries out of poverty
• Tackling family poverty

December 2010

• Economic recovery will not gain momentum in 2011

October 2010

• “World’s poorest countries need more support,” say speakers at Second Committee side event on Least Developed Countries (LCDs)

September 2010

• Secretary-General appreciates commitment towards the timely achievement of MDGs
• World leaders replied to UN call against poverty
• Ban Ki-moon calls to “stay true” to the commitment of achieving the MDGs on time
• UN report: delivering on international commitments is fundamental to meet the MDGs

June 2010

• New UN report calls for major overhaul of global finance, aid and trade machinery

May 2010

• UN finds pace of global economic recovery too weak to spur job growth
• Parliaments Shaping the Information Society

January 2010

• Global Economy Growing but Fragile: WESP