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United Nations Staff Unions in Lebanon have collectively launched UN4Beirut initiative to show solidarity and provide support to the people of Lebanon by cleaning the streets of Beirut devastated by the explosion. UNIFIL

The global economy has suffered a significant slowdown amid prolonged trade disputes and wide-ranging policy uncertainties. While a slight uptick in economic activity is forecast for 2020, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 (WESP 2020) warns that economic risks remain strongly tilted to the downside, aggravated by deepening political polarization and increasing scepticism over the benefits of multilateralism. UNIFEED

Struck by 1,625 disasters during the last 10 years, Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster prone region in the world according to a new United Nations report. UNIFEED-UNTV

Global economic growth is forecast to continue increasing over the next two years, the United Nations reported today, despite legacies from the financial crisis continuing to weigh on growth, and the emergence of new challenges, including high unemployment. UNIFEED-UNTV

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) discusses the newly launched Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2013. UNTV 

The latest UN regional social and economic report released Thursday said that Asia-Pacific developing countries will continue driving the global economy in 2011, however high food and fuel prices, and volatile capital inflows pose fresh challenges. UNTV

A UN report urges governments in the Asia-Pacific region to increase social spending to consolidate the region's stronger than anticipated economic rebound and to spur over the long term a fairer, more balanced, and sustained economic recovery. UNTV / FILE

UN-backed initiative aims to transform ‘trash into cash' through solid waste development strategies in cities in Asia and the Pacific. WORLD BANK, UNICEF, UNTV

A three-day conference begins in Manila to discuss ways for Asian economies to transition to a resource-efficient and low-carbon pattern of industrial development. UNIDO

At a recent meeting in Bangkok, ministers from across the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to keep the economic crisis from becoming a food crisis for millions of its people. One shared concern was that political unrest could spread across the region if governments are not able to ensure the food security of their citizens. UNTV