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UN marks World Day with calls for global solidarity to eradicate tuberculosis

On World Tuberculosis Day, the United Nations is calling for intensified global solidarity to eradicate the preventable disease, particularly by mobilizing the resources to bridge the “substantial” funding gap for TB care and control.

Broadband can solve the global development gap

Access to broadband could be the universal catalyst that lifts developing countries out of poverty and puts access to health care, education and basic social services within reach of all, according to the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development, which met in Dublin this weekend.

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Foreign Ministries of Uzbekistan and Georgia hold political consultations

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Yandex GO occupies a dominant position in Uzbekistan

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The Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra to perform in Tashkent

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S&P report says Kazakhstan’s currency devaluation will add to credit risks in its banking sector

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services says that while Kazakhstan’s recent local currency devaluation will not generally destabilize the economy, it will place additional pressure on the local banking sector. This is according to a report titled “Ripples From The Tenge Devaluation Will Add To Already High Credit Risks In Kazakhstan’s Banking Sector In 2014,” published on RatingsDirect.

Global debt exceeds $100 trillion, BIS says

The amount of global debt has soared more than 40% or US$30 trillion to $100 trillion in six years, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Food Loss and Waste a Barrier to Poverty Reduction

The world loses or wastes one-quarter to one-third of all food produced for human consumption, according to the latest issue of the World Bank’s quarterly Food Price Watch citing FAO and World Resources Institute estimates.

World fish trade to set new records

The booming world fish trade is generating more wealth than ever before, but countries must help small-scale fishers and fish farmers benefit too, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.

Facebook to acquire WhatsApp for USUS$19bn

Facebook has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a rapidly growing cross-platform mobile messaging company, for a total of approximately US$16 billion, including US$4 billion in cash and approximately US$12 billion worth of Facebook shares.

Tackling water, sanitation, energy nexus key to sustainable future – UN officials

The water, sanitation and sustainable energy crises are the among the world’s pre-eminent development challenges, senior United Nations officials warned on 18 February, urging Member States to adopt coherent integrated policies and innovative strategies to tackle these issues, which take a tragic toll on the lives of millions of poor people, especially women and young girls.

Global imports of information technology goods approach US$2 trillion

World imports of information and communication technology (ICT) goods stood at almost US$2 trillion in 2012, according to the latest data released by UNCTAD, up from US$1.8 trillion in 2011.

Marking Safer Internet Day, UN champions global efforts for child online protection

The United Nations and its partners are celebrating Safer Internet Day today with a special focus on education strategies to promote greater online safety for children and young people.

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