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SUNS # 10421 Monday  13 April 2026

 
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UN: Development finance in sharp retreat amid a fragmenting world (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 Development finance is moving in the wrong direction, with gains not only stalling but reversing on account of weakened global cooperation, rising protectionism, intensifying geopolitical tensions, repeated climate-related shocks, and a growing backlash against multilateralism, the United Nations has warned.

Finance: Foreign aid witnesses largest ever annual decline in history (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 International aid from member countries and associates of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) fell sharply in 2025 by 23.1% in real terms compared to 2024, the steepest annual decline in the history of official development assistance (ODA), according to preliminary data released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

South Sudan: Surge in conflict creating child trafficking crisis, warns UN (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 A United Nations human rights expert has sounded the alarm over a sharp escalation in conflict-related trafficking in South Sudan.

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