Africa faces escalating food crisis as conflict and climate impacts drive hunger
News / 22nd October 2024163 million Africans are currently experiencing acute food insecurity, a number that has nearly tripled in just five years, according to new data.
International financial system ‘not fit for purpose’ to address catastrophic debt crisis: UN poverty expert
News / 21st October 2024The international financial system is failing to address the catastrophic debt crisis that is engulfing developing countries and causing misery for hundreds of millions of people, according to the UN’s poverty expert.
More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds
News / 11th October 2024More than 9 million people in the UK experience levels of poverty and hunger so extreme they are vulnerable to reliance on charity food handouts, according to research.
'Words are not enough': UN Pact for the Future must lead to action, climate groups say
News / 24th September 2024The world’s nations agreed on Sunday to pass the “potentially game-changing” Pact for the Future, drawing praise from climate groups but also warnings that its abstract, generalized reforms must lead to concrete action.
‘Failing the stress test’: UN chief calls for global finance overhaul
News / 20th September 2024The United Nations is calling for an overhaul of the entire international financial system to reduce inequality and improve people’s lives. Read more about the upcoming ‘Summit of the Future’ conference.