Poverty Alleviation

The Forum, “Charting a new development course in a changing world”, will unite leaders from across countries and industries to catalyze a new course for development.

These nations, home to about 62% of the world’s poor, grapple with critical challenges and lack necessary support, particularly in access to finance.

UNCTAD recommends five key consumer protection measures to maximize the poverty-reducing power of the money migrants send home.

By Paul Akiwumi and Chukwuka Onyekwena

Member states from across the world fete Mukhisa Kituyi for his stellar service and staunch support for the aspirations of the global south.

A report by the UN Economist Networks says climate change, inequalities, urbanization, rapid population changes and the technological revolution will shape our world over the course of this century and calls for an overhaul of the way policies are made.

Following his speech to the UN High Level Parliamentary Forum on 15 July, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi answers questions on how lessons from the fight against to curb the pandemic could help speed up progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Concerted and urgent multilateral action is needed to release developing countries from current debt traps.

For the least developed countries to attain the Sustainable Development Goals, they should take ownership of their development agenda and manage the allocation of external development finance in alignment with their national development priorities.