After a disappointing year in 2014, developing countries should see a boost in growth in the next 12 months, according to a World Bank report.
The Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report was released on Tuesday from World Bank headquarters in Washington DC.
The report examines growth trends for the global economy and how they affect developing countries.
Stephanie Castro reports.
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The “vicious” attacks against civilians in the Nigerian town of Baga by Boko Haram insurgents has been “deeply deplored” by the UN rights office.
Since the beginning of January, there have been reports of renewed mass killings and forced displacement in north-eastern Nigeria.
The terrorist group reportedly used a child to carry out a suicide bomb attack against a crowded market in Borno State last week, killing at least 19 people.
Daniel Johnson reports from Geneva.
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Cote d’Ivoire has made important progress towards peace, stability and economic recovery, according to the UN special envoy to the country.
Aïchatou Mindaoudou, who is also head of the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), expressed optimism for the West African nation.
The post-election unrest in 2011 was sparked when Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down after losing to Alassane Ouattara.
She made the remarks during a briefing to members of the Security Council on Wednesday.
There’s a growing sense that only the world’s wealthiest portion of the population is reaping the benefits of economic growth.
That’s according to Economist and Nobel laureate, Michael Spence who participated in a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum on job-rich inclusive growth.
And yet, the stability of economies and their ability to function in societies depends on a certain degree of inclusiveness, he notes.
Hundreds of Syrian refugee families in Jordan are being affected by winter storms sweeping across the Middle East region, the UN Refugee Agency says.
The severe weather has caused damage to shelters and further disrupted life in the Za’atari camp in the North of the country.
Many people have been forced to wait out the storms in emergency shelters or stay with neighbours and relatives.
Jocelyne Sambira has the story.
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Eradicating poverty is still a “number one” priority for the United Nations in 2015 and beyond, the UN deputy chief has stressed.
Fifteen years ago, the UN announced a global plan to halve extreme poverty and hunger also known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
As the world leaders move to adopt a new set of goals, Jan Eliasson has urged them to deliver on the promises made in 2000.
Mr Eliasson begins by explaining to Priscilla Lecomte what he means by that.
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The latest report into women in business has found that only five per cent hold a top management position, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
It’s calling for an overhaul of corporate culture to help more talented women break through the so-called glass ceiling.
The organisation insists that companies need to stop pigeon-holing women in sectors including human resources so that they can get the experience they need in other areas of business to make them eligible for a top CEO position.
There is a growing recognition that promoting women into senior management positions makes good business sense.
That’s according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The UN agency says globally more and more women are moving into top management and starting successful enterprises than ever before.
Only five percent of the world’s Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are women.
Testing is to begin by the end of the month on Ebola vaccines in the three countries in west Africa most affected by the outbreak.
More than 8000 have died from the virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development Friday but cautioned that the "first generation" vaccines were still in the developmental phase.
Nonetheless, the trials in the three countries will help show medical teams how to respond more effectively to future outbreaks.
Daniel Johnson reports
More than 350 civilians were slaughtered by opposition forces in the South Sudanese towns of Bentiu and Bor in April last year, according to a UN report released on Friday.
Human rights investigators from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been probing the two incidents committed during the conflict in the new African nation.
South Sudan has been embroiled in a conflict between government and rebel forces since December 2013.
