UNDP exposes growingdivide among nations,urges global solidarity
The United Nations Development Program’s recent warning about the drifting apart of nations in terms of development should serve as a wake-up call to the world. While some countries are bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic, the poorest nations are being left behind, with their conditions deteriorating further. This alarming trend not only highlights the urgent need for global solidarity, but it also exposes the deep-rooted inequalities and concentration of economic wealth that plague our world today. (Read the story in BusinessMirror, “Growing inequalities and deteriorating conditions: UN warns of drifting apart in global development,” March 16, 2024).