As rich-poor divide widens between nations, UN urges reform
News / 16th September 2021A new report from the United Nations highlights divergent economic recoveries between nations and throws fresh urgency behind warnings that richer nations are not doing enough to help poorer countries from falling further behind as the world recovers from COVID-19 disruptions.
4.1 billion lack social safety net, warns UN labour agency
News / 3rd September 2021More than four billion people live without any welfare protection today to cushion them from crisis, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) report, while highlighting how the COVID-19 crisis has pushed up government spending by some 30 per cent.
Humans ‘pushing Earth close to tipping point’, says global public
News / 17th August 2021Three-quarters of people in the world’s wealthiest nations believe humanity is pushing the planet towards a dangerous tipping point and support a shift of priorities away from economic profit, according to a global survey.
Earth Overshoot Day 2021: Why the date has been moved back to 29 July as emissions ramp up amid Covid recovery
News / 29th July 2021Humans will have already consumed all the natural resources that Earth can sustainably supply for 2021 by tomorrow — overshooting by five months.
3 million people have died of Covid since rich nations began obstructing vaccine patent waiver
News / 29th July 2021More than three million people across the globe have died of Covid-19 in the roughly nine months since India and South Africa first proposed a temporary patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines, a popular measure that Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other rich countries have blocked.