Trump strongly rejects international cooperation. Round 2 is underway.
The U.N. and other organizations expect a second round of reduced U.S. support and engagement with Trump's return.
Founded in 1944, the Washington-based World Bank Group provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its mission is to fight poverty and to help people help themselves and their environment.
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The U.N. and other organizations expect a second round of reduced U.S. support and engagement with Trump's return.
IMF blames lackluster global economy on slowing growth, potential trade wars and regional conflicts.
Building debris may take US$647 million and 15 years to clean up. Around 800,000 tons might qualify as hazardous waste.
The wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change and soaring national debts hung over the annual talks.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war accelerated geopolitical tensions among major powers.
The World Bank is warning of a "lost decade" as rising interest rates push developing economies to the brink.
In one glimmer of hope, hundreds of people were allowed to enter Egypt from Gaza, which one U.N. official called a "graveyard" for children who are caught up in the fighting.
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board urged more trust-building to boost monitoring, accountability and financing.
The heads of some of the biggest multilateral development banks said the world faces a global “polycrisis” affecting development at an unprecedented scale.
African leaders say they have a market-based plan to fight human-caused global warming that will spread economic development among millions of people on the continent.
Just 15% of the SDGs – which include 169 specific targets and 17 broad goals that the world agreed to in 2015 – is on track.
Speakers blamed major economies for a system that puts profits over fighting poverty and caring for the planet.
As interest rates soar and the economy slows, the World Bank sees an 'enduring setback' for many developing economies.
The number of children without basic social protections is increasing worldwide, UNICEF and ILO say in a new study.