Global agri-food commodity prices have been rising since their peak in April 2022. Since 2023, it has decreased by approximately 25% as of October 2023. However, the US even if international food prices measured in dollars fall, the national currency domestic food prices (prices important for consumers) start to increase continues. As of September-October 2023, low- and middle-income countries' annual domestic food inflation was above 15 percent in more than a third of the countries. It kept on watching."
According to November data , most of the 190,000 increase in the labour force in the US, arising from the return to work of workers who stopped work due to a strike in previous months increase in unemployment. The share of unemployment due to voluntary quits increased by 0.5 points. Continued to rise to 13.1 percent. Problems due to concentrations in the sector emerged. Employment growth, concentrated in the health and public sectors, was fuelled by various has caused concern.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war in the Middle East and the permanent crisis environment caused Turkey-EU relations to regain importance. Turkey's strategic position as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East and its status as a key NATO member make it a central player in resolving regional security challenges and promoting stability. Turkey-EU Customs modernization of the Union and visa facilitation for certain categories the launch of negotiations is important for the revitalization of ties is seen as an issue.
Annual meeting of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) The 28th conference (COP28) was held in Dubai on 30 November 2023. More than 70.000 delegates and representatives from 200 countries came to the meeting to reduce fossil fuel dependency and increasing clean energy production, maximizing energy efficiency, the main issues such as accelerating the use of clean energy were included.
During the Covid-19 period, employment in the US experienced a significant decline, but this declines have been short-lived. In pre-pandemic health services, all the real wage increase in the departments did not go unnoticed. Highest wage increases were experienced in doctors' offices and hospitals, while the lowest increase was in in care homes. Between January 2020 and June 2023 wages in nursing homes increased by 7%, above average inflation (average inflation 5.0 per cent). In the same period, wages in the hospital increased by 5.9 It happened.
Between August and October 2023, there was a significant reduction in the amount of new aid pledged to Ukraine. Compared to the same period in 2022, the total value of newly announced aid packages totalled only EUR 2.11 billion, a decrease of 87%. In the last three months, only 20 of the 42 countries monitored received new aid. While the European Union and the United States pledged packages, it was observed that the number of countries providing aid decreased for the first time compared to the first day of the war. The European Union and the United States pledged lower amounts of aid compared to previous periods.
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