UN: Global FDI up by 37% in first half of 2026, says UNCTAD (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 37% in the first half of 2026, largely in developed economies, mainly driven by fluctuations in financial flows channelled through Benelux countries and a near-doubling of inflows to the United States, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said.

UN: Treaty bodies mark 60 years of two landmark human rights treaties (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN Human Rights Committee and the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will be holding a joint commemoration on 6 November to mark the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

UN: Yemen's humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting cuts off Taiz (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen, particularly in the city of Taiz, which has been cut off by the fighting.