The fourth G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting under the South African Presidency took place on October 15 and 16 in Washington, DC.Global Economic OutlookThe global economy has shown resilience in the first half of 2025 despite facing continued elevated uncertainty and complex challenges. These include ongoing wars and conflic...
OECD employment and labour force participation rates remained stable in the second quarter of 2025 at their respective record highs of 70.3% and 74.1%.Download in PDF (data tables included)OECD employment and labour force participation rates remained stable in the second quarter of 2025 at their respective record highs of 70.3% and 74.1% (Figure 1). Of the...
Resilience For All: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction Through Solidarity, Equality and SustainabilityWe, G20 Ministers met under the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa on 13 October 2025, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, alongside Ministers from Invited Countries and Organisations, to reaIirm our shared commitment to disaster ...
On October 16, 2025, the World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition. This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business leaders, leaders of global health agencies, and civil society representatives with th...
Karachi, 7 to 9 October 2025 - UNIDO, through the European Union-funded Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) programme, co-organized the 9th Annual Microfinance Conference with the Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN). The event gathered over 300 representatives from government institutions, development pa...
Photo: Ksenia Nevenchenko / UNDP UkraineKyiv, 14 October 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and the Centre for Innovations Development have identified four key regional economic clusters with the highest potential to drive Ukraine’s post-war recovery, focusing on rapid expansion of employment, exports, and investment.&...
UNESCO expands its support for sustainable cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in the digital environment. With contributions from France, Canada and the government of Quebec, projects from 14 different countries will receive national and regional technical assistance to be carried out in 2025...
While the near-term forecast is revised up modestly, global growth remains subdued, as the newly introduced policies slowly come into focusThe global economy is adjusting to a landscape reshaped by new policy measures. Some extremes of higher tariffs were tempered, thanks to subsequent deals and resets. But the overall environment remains volatile, and tem...
Vienna, 14 October 2025 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) marks World Standards Day with a new video showcasing how standards drive competitiveness, innovation and sustainable economic and industrial growth.The video features stories and perspectives from Member States which illustrate how UNIDO’s work in standardizati...
Representing UNIDO DG Gerd Müller, Christophe Yvetot joined the Global Gateway deliverables signing, witnessed by EU Commissioner Jozef SíkelaBrussels, 9–10 October 2025 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) took part in the second edition of the Global Gateway Forum, hosted by the European Commission (EC) Direc...
