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Global public debt hit a record $102 trillion in 2024, striking developing countries hardest

Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 26, 2025(News )

Since 2010, developing countries’ debt has grown twice as fast as that of advanced economies. Today, 3.4 billion people live in countries spending more on interest payments than on health or education.

Developing countries face record-high public debt burdens. Now is the time for reform.

Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 26, 2025(News )

Rising debt burdens are threatening the world’s already fragile path to sustainable development, warns the UN ahead of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development..

Global foreign direct investment falls for the second consecutive year, posing acute challenges to developing countries.

Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 19, 2025(News )

UN Trade and Development alerts that uncertainty is affecting global investment and warns of the impact insufficient financing has on developing countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda.

Africa: Foreign investment hit record high in 2024.

Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 19, 2025(News )

Foreign investment in Africa surged by 75% to reach an all-time high of $97 billion in 2024, bolstered by liberalization and facilitation efforts across the continent.

Amid global uncertainties, trade transparency gains heightened significance

Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 03, 2025(News )

In times of disruption, efforts are needed more than ever to facilitate global trade, fostering trust, predictability and an enabling environment for development.

Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns.

Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 28, 2025(Press Release )

Important achievements in preventing deaths and improving access to health services for refugees are at risk from the current funding uncertainty, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning.

UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources

Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 08, 2025(Briefing Notes )

Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

AI market projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, emerging as dominant frontier technology.

Stories & Blogs UNCTADApr 07, 2025(News )

AI’s rapid rise risks deepening divides, with development concentrated in major economies and firms. Strategic investment and inclusive global governance are key to ensuring its benefits are widely shared.

Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad

Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 07, 2025(Story )

UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.

SAIIA, AUDA-NEPAD and UNDP: push for stronger alignment, institutional clarity and long-term influence for G20 engagement

Stories & Blogs UNDPMar 28, 2025(Press Release )

South Africa’s G20 presidency presents a pivotal opportunity for Africa to shape global priorities and promote a development agenda that reflects the aspirations of the Global South.