"ENERGY CRISIS"

Press Conference: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

The 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Financing Sustainable Transformations says urgent, massive investments are needed to accelerate transformations including in electricity supply, industry, farming, transportation, and buildings. UNIFEED

The Special Meeting on international cooperation in tax matters will further advance policy dialogue on using tax as a policy lever for sustainable development and making the international tax system fair and effective. 

The Special Meeting on international cooperation in tax matters will further advance policy dialogue on using tax as a policy lever for sustainable development and making the international tax system fair and effective. 

According to the United Nations Development Programme, one year on, aspirations for Ukrainians must be greater than simply survival. UNDP

Almost one year since the escalation of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a generation of children has experienced 12 months of violence, fear, loss and tragedy. There is not a single aspect of children’s lives that the conflict has not impacted, with children killed, injured, forced from their homes, missing out on critical education and denied the benefits of a safe and secure environment. UNICEF

The IMF announced that global growth is expected to slow from 3.4 percent in 2022 to 2.9 percent in 2023 in a press briefing held in Singapore to mark the launch of the January update of the World Economic Outlook report. IMF

Ongoing attacks, cold temperatures portend more hardship in Ukraine, United Nations Humanitarian Chief tells Security Council.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.