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1 out of every 8 persons in the EU could be 80 or above by 2080

The European Union (EU) as a whole is confronted with an ageing population. In 2014, the proportion of persons aged 65 or over reached 18.5% in the EU and it is projected to further increase in the future to almost 30% by 2080. In particular, the...

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Palestinians Getting Poorer for Third Year in a Row– World Bank Report Calls for Urgent Measures to Reverse Trend

Reduced donor aid, war, suspension of revenue payments and ongoing restrictions by the Government of Israel have had a severe impact on the Palestinian economy. The World Bank economic report to the Ad Hoc Liaison committee (AHLC), a forum of donors...

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President of Guyana urges UN to protect small States from foreign aggression

Reaffirming his country’s commitment to international law and the primacy of the decisions of the United Nations, the President of Guyana on 29 September called on the world body to stand by its commitment to protect small States from foreign...

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OSCE Representative encourages South Caucasus Media Conference participants to use digitalization to advance media freedom

Digitalization creates opportunities to strengthen media freedom and pluralism, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said on 29 September at the opening of the 12th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia....

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