Forcing poor nations to prioritise debt payments over social investments is a 'disaster,' says UN chief
News / 19th July 2023United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that “half our world is sinking into a development disaster, fueled by a crushing debt crisis,” and called for urgent fiscal relief.
165 million people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis
News / 19th July 2023The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, reports the United Nations, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions
News / 13th July 2023Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a development disaster, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Number of people going hungry has risen by 122m since 2019, UN says
News / 13th July 2023The number of people going hungry in the world has risen by 122 million to 735 million since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the UN has said.
UN urges global cooperation as quarter of humanity lacks safe drinking water
News / 24th March 2023Amid a lack of global cooperation, the world is far off-track in achieving universal access to clean drinking water by 2030, according to a United Nations report released as officials marked World Water Day.