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According to a new UN report, world output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent in 2023, marking one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades. UNIFEED

Briefing journalists today on the World Social Report 2023, The Head of the Population Division of the United Nations said, “At a time of declining trust in governments and in each other, policies that promote sustainability and equity in an aging world can foster solidarity across generations and communities.” UNIFEED

According to a new UN report, a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021. UNICEF

As the world’s population reached 8 billion today, UN top officials called the mark “a success story”, but also highlighted the challenges that come with it. UNIFEED

Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said, “The future is not digital, but hybrid.” UNIFEED

On 15 November 2022, the global population will surpass 8 billion people for the first time, according to a new UN report. UNIFEED

Launching the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022, the Under-Secretary-General and head of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs said that “the world is facing a confluence of crises” that “are threatening the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the very survival of humanity.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres, actor and ocean activist Jason Momoa, and the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, gathered at Carcavelos Beach, in Portugal, with youth delegates from all over the world, kickstarting the Ocean Conference that will take place this week in Lisbon. UNIFEED

The war in Ukraine has upended the fragile economic recovery from the pandemic, triggering a devastating humanitarian crisis in Europe, increasing food and commodity prices and globally exacerbating inflationary pressures, according to the latest United Nations forecast. UNIFEED

Speaking at the launch of the 2022 edition of the Financing for Sustainable Development Report, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, “without immediate policy action the window for delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will close. Yet, instead of action, once again we are seeing the countries the least responsible for a crisis paying the highest price.” UNIFEED