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Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending

Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)

How do official statistics capture crowdfunding and P2P lending? In this episode of The Economy – How Do You Measure That?, Jim Tebrake and Artak Harutyunyan explore how digital platforms are transforming lending and investment, how these activities are recorded in economic statistics, and why tracking them matters for financial stability. From peer-to-peer loans to equity crowdfunding, discover how statisticians measure this growing part of the digital economy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTwRpkRlSGk

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Bolivia, UNRWA, UNIFIL & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (21 May 2026) | United Nations

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
Briefing – Tomorrow
General Assembly resolution on the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on climate change
Bolivia
UNRWA
Security Council
Occupied Palestinian Territory
UNIFIL
Lebanon
Deputy Secretary-General
Democratic Republic of the Congo/Ebola
Sudan
International Days
Financial contribution

BRIEFING – TOMORROW

Tomorrow, 22 May, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a briefing by Ambassador Do Hung Viet, President of the Eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON THE ICJ’S ADVISORY OPINION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Yesterday, the Secretary-General issued a statement welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution following up on the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on climate change.

The world’s highest body has spoken, he said and yesterday, the General Assembly has answered.

The Secretary-General said this is a powerful affirmation of international law, of climate justice, of climate science, and the responsibility of states to protect people from the escalating climate crisis.

He commended the leadership of Pacific Island countries and other Small Island Developing States — together with the young people whose moral clarity helped bring the world to this moment.

Those least responsible for climate change are paying the highest price, he said. That injustice must end, Mr. Guterres explained.

The science is clear: fossil fuels are the primary driver of the climate crisis. The path to climate justice runs through a rapid, a just, and an equitable transition away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy. Renewables have proved to be the cheapest and the most secure form of energy supply.

The task ahead is clear the Secretary-General concluded: keep 1.5°C within reach and build a safer, fairer, and more resilient future for all.

BOLIVIA

The Secretary-General is following developments in Bolivia with concern, including reports of violence and protests that have disrupted essential services.

The Secretary-General encourages all relevant actors to engage in inclusive and constructive dialogue to address grievances peacefully, with a view to de‑escalating tensions and safeguarding the country’s democracy and stability.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-05-21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqt7chB2k6E