Crippling debt burdens are holding many African countries back: some of them are paying more on repayments than on health, education and infrastructure.
On today’s show Conor Lennon is joined by Sachin Gaur from the UN News Hindi Unit, to cover the events focused on sustainable development and rethinking the entire international financial architecture. The big question is, how we can make it fairer?
Also, star wattage has been lighting up Headquarters. Edward Norton and Meryl Streep were among the artistic talents at HQ, advocating for the environment and Afghan women.
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- Summit of the Future Explainer: The push to connect a digitally divided world and counter AI threats | UN News
- ‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts | UN News
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