Year: 2023

Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland got a formal welcome into the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, taking the two-year seats they won unopposed in June.In a tradition that Kazakhstan started in 2018, the five countries' ambassadors insta...

Zohra stuffs packages of sliced bread, fresh fruit and canned vegetables into her shopping cart — free handouts she once never thought she would need.Other Parisians patiently wait their turn for the Salvation Army’s weekly food distributions in the Fr...

INTRODUCTIONNouakchott, the administrative capital of Mauritania, is home to a quarter of the country's population. It is characterized by cultural diversity and a rapid increase in its population; which makes it a place of exchange and mobility in per...

Twenty-eight bodies were found in northwest Burkina Faso over the weekend, the government said, and rights activists blamed a volunteer militia created to support the army's battle against jihadis.Attacks targeting the security forces and civilians hav...

What does data tell us about the secondary effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on economies in the Middle East, Africa, and AsiaOVERVIEWThis report provides a commentary on relevant datasets (mainly on food prices and food inflation) as it ...

In the European Union this winter, fears of rolling blackouts triggered by Russian energy export cuts amid Moscow’s war in Ukraine have subsided thanks to good luck, good weather, and quick action.A warm start to the heating season in October and Novem...

WASHINGTON— A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.Kristalina Georgieva said 2023 will be “tougher” than last year as the US, EU and China see their economies slow.It c...