Edith M. Lederer
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FinanceU.N. forecasts worse than expected global economic growth slowdown to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 5, 2024
PoliticsThe Red Sea attacks are adding 10 extra days—and inflation—to 15% of all international trade, American ambassador tells UN
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024
PoliticsIsrael’s siege of Gaza shrank Palestinian GDP 4% in one month, U.N. report says. If war continues, it could set Palestinian territories back 19 years
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2023
Environment‘Full benefits of nuclear energy’ must be part of the plan to tackle climate change, says U.N. nuclear chief
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2023
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressOctober 28, 2023
EnvironmentUN chief sees a world ‘becoming unhinged’ and a completely absent leadership: ‘we seem incapable of coming together to respond’
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressSeptember 19, 2023
FinanceUN chief rips IMF and World Bank for ‘glaring failure’ during pandemic—and ‘bias and injustice built into the current international financial architecture’
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJune 17, 2023
TechUN chief terrified of AI becoming a ‘monster’ of hate and lies because tech firms care more about engagement than human rights
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJune 12, 2023
TechUN chief wants to tackle the ‘monster’ of digital disinformation by creating a code of conduct for tech companies
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJune 12, 2023
Environment‘It’s not too much to ask some of the multibillionaires to step up and help’: Outgoing UN official rips inaction from pandemic profiteers
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressApril 1, 2023
MPWGender equality won’t be achieved for another 300 years at the current pace of progress, UN secretary-general says
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2023
EnvironmentRising seas are a ‘death sentence’ for some nations and will shake ‘mega-cities on every continent,’ UN chief says
By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2023
TechNorth Korean hackers have stolen up to $1 billion in virtual assets according to the UN: ‘A record-breaking year’
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2023
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2023
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