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Senior UN economists warned on Wednesday that intersecting crises are likely to add further damage to the global economy, with growth set to slow from three per cent in 2022 to 1.9 per cent this year.

This will be one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades, apart from during the 2007-8 financial crisis and the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In line with its mission to promote a better urban future, UN-Habitat through funding from Polish Aid, has equipped the Bachoura Fire Brigade and the Lebanese Civil Defense facilities in Jdeide and Bourj Hammoud, with sustainable energy solutions.

The World Heritage Committee meeting in an extraordinary session decided on Wednesday to inscribe the Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli (Lebanon) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Fewer victims of trafficking in persons are being identified even as the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises are increasing vulnerabilities to exploitation, according to the latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons launched today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Inspired by an ancient tale of a hummingbird trying to put out a forest fire, the United Nations has kicked off a World Water Day 2023 campaign that calls on everyone to do what they can to solve the global water and sanitation crisis.

Water can be a “dealmaker” for stability and cooperation as well as for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers from the co-hosts of the upcoming UN 2023 Water Conference said today.

With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and well-being of older persons must be prioritized in efforts to achieve a sustainable future, the UN said in a new report launched on Thursday. 

The World Social Report 2023 calls for concrete measures to support the greying global population, amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs. 

Ali Al-Khatib, 35, inherited his business of potato cultivation in Kfarzabad, Beqaa- Lebanon, from his family. He began working with his father at the age 15 relying on the heavy use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and large amounts of irrigation water upon their belief that this will yield better quantity and quality of crops. It was not until few months ago that Ali’s perceptions and practices started changing after he encountered agricultural specialists who exposed him to new agricultural practices.

The IAEA hosted a meeting with representatives from the government of Kuwait earlier this month, to assist the country in finalizing its draft national nuclear law in line with the relevant international legal instruments on nuclear safety, security, safeguards and civil liability for nuclear damage.

To address the growing cancer burden in Arab States, the IAEA is supporting capacity development in ARASIA States Parties in the areas of nuclear medicine, radiation oncology and in the production of radiopharmaceuticals.