Members of the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender held the first of a series of thematic discussions for 2026 on 20 February with the first meeting focusing on mainstreaming the topic of trade and gender in the work of WTO bodies in line with the group's 2025-2026 Work Plan. Members also discussed deliverables to be launched at the sideli...
Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 20 February 2026
Download in PDF (data tables included)G20 merchandise trade showed mixed developments in Q4 2025 as measured in current US dollars, with exports increasing by 0.9% and imports declining by 0.5% compared with Q3 2025. Preliminary estimates indicate that G20 trade in services1 expanded modestly in Q4 2025, with exports and imports rising by 1.4% and 1.2...
Vienna, Austria, 16 February 2026 – During the official visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Muhammad Ishaq Dar to Vienna, the delegation paid a historic visit to the Vienna International Centre.During the visit, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Pakistan si...
Photo: Lviv Regional State AdministrationIn Verkhnia Bilka village, Lviv Oblast, the kindergarten has reopened following a €490 000 renovation financed under the EIB’s Ukraine Early Recovery Programme.Equipped with a heat generator, the facility can now stay warm and remain open even during power and heating disruptions.As the only kindergarten in t...
Findings highlight the expanding footprint of destruction and the increasing complexity in restoring systems essential for economic recovery and social well being.Photo: Christina Pashkina / UNDP UkraineKYIV, 23 February 2026 — Four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an updated joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA5) rel...
On February 22, 2026, the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), financed by the New Development Bank (NDB), was officially launched in India. The complete 82-kilometer corridor connects Delhi with Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, offering a fast, efficient, and sustainable alternative to road travel.The service was inaugurated by H...
Comprehensive Capacity Building Workshop for Women Journalists on Gender-Sensitive Disaster ReportingUNDP Sri Lanka20 February 2026, COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: South Asian Women in Media - Sri Lanka (SAWM-SL) successfully conducted a comprehensive capacity-building workshop on ‘Gender-sensitive Disaster Reporting’ on February 17, bringing together a s...
Supportive external conditions and domestic policy tightening helped stabilize Lao PDR’s economic imbalances, though policies eased recently. Growth is expected to remain strong in the near term but moderate over the medium term. Significant vulnerabilities persist, and risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside.Policies should continue to focus on s...
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth showed a mixed picture across the 24 OECD countries for which data was available in the fourth quarter of 2025.Download in PDF (data tables included)GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth showed a mixed picture across the 24 OECD countries for which data was available in the fourth quarter of 2025. Compared with Q3 2025, te...
