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Is the world heading for a youth jobs crisis? UNDP flags 800 million at risk

Approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Tuesday, as the agency launched two initiatives to boost investment and employment. more

Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries at the eighth ...

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

New York: Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the planet need urgent debt relief now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a paper publish ...

UN Development Programme urges temporary basic income for women hit hard by COVID-19 fallout

New York: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for temporary basic income for millions of the world’s poorest women, to help them cope with effects of coronavi ...

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