'Climate apartheid' to push 120 million into poverty by 2030, UN says
News / 26th June 2019The world is facing a “climate apartheid” between the rich who can protect themselves and the poor who are left behind, the UN has warned in a new report.
Nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger, study shows
News / 5th June 2019One in three African children are stunted and hunger accounts for almost half of all child deaths across the continent, an Addis Ababa-based thinktank has warned.
Destruction of nature is as big a threat to humanity as climate change
News / 7th May 2019We are destroying nature at an unprecedented rate, threatening the survival of a million species – and our own future, too. But it’s not too late to save them and us, says a major new report.
Debt crisis warning as poorest countries' repayment bills soar
News / 3rd April 2019Debt repayments by the world’s poorest countries have doubled since 2010 to reach their highest level since just before the internationally organised write-off in 2005, campaigners have warned.
Global Report on Food Crises: acute hunger still affecting over 100 million people worldwide
News / 2nd April 2019A joint report presented by the European Union and United Nations finds that that around 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared to 124 million in 2017.