UNCTAD
Trade and Development Report 2026 — Growth slows and gaps widen
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 observed trade value · 2026 forecasts
Review method: Indexed publisher text
Source notebook / October 2026 research edition
Follow the story back to its source.
Consult original publications, their reporting periods, and how they were reviewed. Bibliographic titles remain in their original language. Reviewed through 9 Oct 2026.
Coverage across every topic
Every topic has news analysis, global trends, and narrative analysis.
| Topic | News analysis | Global trends | Narratives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Energy | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Society | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Technology | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Economy | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Trade | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Food | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Health | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Security | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Development | 1 | 1 | 2 |
WTO
AI boom and trade resilience to Middle East crisis lift outlook, but gains to be uneven
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts · first-half 2026 observations
Review method: Indexed publisher text
BBVA Research
Situación Perú — Octubre 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; BBVA October 2026 edition
Review method: Publisher page
BBVA Research
Situación Perú — Octubre 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; BBVA October 2026 edition
Review method: Publisher page
BBVA Research
Situación Perú — Octubre 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; BBVA October 2026 edition
Review method: Publisher page
World Bank
Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Update — October 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 growth forecasts · 2025 observations
Review method: Publisher page
ECLAC
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 growth forecasts · 2025 observations
Review method: Publisher page
World Bank
Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Update — AI and productivity
Publication:
Reporting period: October 2026 regional assessment · survey reference periods vary
Review method: Publisher page
FAO
FAO Food Price Index rises in September amid weather concerns and transport disruptions
Publication:
Reporting period: September 2026 · index base 2014–2016 = 100
Review method: Publisher page
Copernicus C3S
Record heat stress and low river flows marked Europe’s 2026 summer
Publication:
Reporting period: European summer 2026 · regional ERA5 observations
Review method: Publisher page
WIPO
Global Innovation Index 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 index edition · mixed underlying indicator years
Review method: Publisher page
PAHO
Director’s Annual Report — Health gains across the Americas
Publication:
Reporting period: July 2025–June 2026 reporting period
Review method: Indexed publisher text
BBVA Research
Colombia Economic Outlook — September 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; BBVA September 2026 edition, updated 2 October
Review method: Publisher page
BBVA Research
Colombia Economic Outlook — September 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; BBVA September 2026 edition, updated 2 October
Review method: Publisher page
BBVA Research
Colombia Economic Outlook — September 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; BBVA September 2026 edition, updated 2 October
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Argentina
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Argentina
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Argentina
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Brazil
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Brazil
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Brazil
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Mexico
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Mexico
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook September 2026 — Table 1, Mexico
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD September 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
Copernicus C3S
August was the joint warmest month ever recorded globally
Publication:
Reporting period: August 2026 observations
Review method: Publisher page
GSMA
GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide and smartphone affordability barriers
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 SOMIC edition · underlying mobile-use reference periods vary
Review method: Indexed publisher text
UNCTAD
Global Trade Update September 2026 — Services reshape global trade
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 services-export shares · September 2026 report
Review method: Indexed publisher text
ECLAC
Economic Survey 2026 — Growth and productivity amid high informality
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 growth observation · 2026–2027 projections
Review method: Publisher page
IEA
Electricity Mid-Year Update 2026 — Executive summary
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts · updated 2025 observations
Review method: Publisher page
FAO and partners
UN report: Global hunger levels ease as regional disparities persist
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 hunger and food-security estimates
Review method: Publisher page
IEA
Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 — Executive summary
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 concentration data · 2026 supply-security assessment
Review method: Publisher page
WHO
Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 immunization estimates
Review method: Publisher page
IMF
World Economic Outlook Update, July 2026 — Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts · July 2026 vintage
Review method: Publisher page
UNCTAD
Global investment rises 6% to $1.6 trillion, but development gains remain uneven
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 foreign direct investment flows
Review method: Indexed publisher text
UN DESA
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 SDG report · indicator reference years vary
Review method: Publisher page
UNHCR
Who gets counted — Twenty-five years of data on refugee children
Publication:
Reporting period: End-2025 refugee demographics
Review method: Publisher page
UNHCR
Global Trends — Forced displacement in 2025
Publication:
Reporting period: End-2025 forced-displacement estimates
Review method: Indexed publisher text
SIPRI
Increasing focus on nuclear weapons amid heightened escalation risks
Publication:
Reporting period: January 2026 nuclear-inventory estimates
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook June 2026 — Chile chapter
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD June 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Indexed publisher text
OECD
Economic Outlook June 2026 — Chile chapter
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD June 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Indexed publisher text
OECD
Economic Outlook June 2026 — Chile chapter
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD June 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Indexed publisher text
OECD
Economic Outlook June 2026 — Costa Rica chapter
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD June 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook June 2026 — Costa Rica chapter
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD June 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
Economic Outlook June 2026 — Costa Rica chapter
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026–2027 forecasts; OECD June 2026 edition; 2025 reported estimate
Review method: Publisher page
WMO
WMO: Prepare for El Niño
Publication:
Reporting period: June 2026 forecast for June–August 2026 · retained case study
Review method: Publisher page
IEA
Global EV Outlook 2026 — Executive summary
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 electric-car sales
Review method: Publisher page
WMO
State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 regional climate assessment
Review method: Indexed publisher text
UNDP
Democracies Under Pressure — Democracy and Development Report 2026
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 regional report · underlying indicator years vary
Review method: Publisher page
IRENA
24/7 Renewables Outcompete Fossil Fuels on Costs
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 assessment of hybrid renewable-power systems
Review method: Indexed publisher text
SIPRI
Global military spending rise continues as European and Asian expenditures surge
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 military expenditure · real annual change
Review method: Publisher page
ILO
New ILO brief explains what AI exposure indicators reveal about jobs
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 methodological review of AI exposure indicators
Review method: Publisher page
OECD
International aid fell sharply in 2025, says OECD
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 preliminary ODA · real change from 2024
Review method: Publisher page
IRENA
Near-700 GW Surge in 2025 Proves Renewable Energy Resilience
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 installed capacity
Review method: Indexed publisher text
UNESCO
2026 Global Education Monitoring Report — Access and equity
Publication:
Reporting period: 2024 out-of-school estimates · 2026 GEM edition
Review method: Publisher page
WHO
World TB Day 2026 — Led by countries, powered by people
Publication:
Reporting period: 2024 TB burden · cumulative intervention estimates since 2000
Review method: Publisher page
WMO
State of the Global Climate 2025
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 observations · baseline 1850–1900
Review method: Publisher page
SIPRI
Global arms flows jump nearly ten per cent as European demand soars
Publication:
Reporting period: 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020
Review method: Publisher page
ECLAC
Keys for Development No. 26 — Social Panorama 2025
Publication:
Reporting period: 2024 poverty estimates · Social Panorama 2025 summary
Review method: Publisher page
ILO
Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth
Publication:
Reporting period: 2026 unemployment projection · January report
Review method: Publisher page
World Bank
Developing Countries’ Debt Outflows Hit 50-Year High During 2022–2024
Publication:
Reporting period: 2022–2024 cumulative external debt flows
Review method: Publisher page
ITU
Facts and Figures 2025 — Internet users increase, but disparities remain
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 estimates
Review method: Publisher page
UNDP
2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index — Overlapping Hardships
Publication:
Reporting period: 2025 MPI edition · household survey years vary
Review method: Publisher page
WHO and UNICEF
One in four people globally still lack access to safe drinking water
Publication:
Reporting period: 2000–2024 household water and sanitation estimates
Review method: Publisher page
UN DESA
UN projects world population to peak within this century
Publication:
Reporting period: 2024 baseline · projection to 2100
Review method: Indexed publisher text
UNEP
World squanders over one billion meals a day — UN report
Publication:
Reporting period: 2022 food-waste estimates · 2024 report retained as background
Review method: Publisher page