UN-WORLD SOCIAL REPORT 2023-LAUNCH

UN-WORLD SOCIAL REPORT 2023-LAUNCH

(230112) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- John Wilmoth (C), Director of the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), speaks at a press briefing on the World Social Report 2023 at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 12, 2023. The United Nations calls on countries to rethink policies and expand opportunities as the world ages, the world body said in a new report launched on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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