Saudi Arabia has indefinitely postponed three major United Nations events, including the Global Data Forum, the Second Saudi Statistical Forum, and the in-person segment of the Future Investment Initiative, originally scheduled for 2023 and 2024, due to the escalation in fighting with Yemen's Houthis. The postponement is expected to affect international cooperation and economic discussions.
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Saudi Arabia has indefinitely postponed three major United Nations events.: Saudi Arabia has indefinitely postponed three major United Nations events.
The postponement is expected to affect international cooperation and economic discussions.: The postponement is expected to affect international cooperation and economic discussions.
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Saudi Arabia postpones UN global forums to 2027
23 October 2026 05:51 BST
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics has postponed the United Nations Global Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum in its capital of Riyadh to 2027.
The two events were scheduled fo 9 to 12 November.
The announcement comes amid the escalation due to the ongoing fighting with Yemen's Houthis.
Previously, the kingdom postponed the in-person segment of the Future Investment Initiative, named "Davos in the Desert", which was due to this week, according to the Financial Times.
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