Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says
News / 29th August 2023Nearly 70 million more people lived in extreme poverty in developing Asian countries last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising living costs, a Philippines-based development bank has said.
Amazon Summit ends with plan to protect rainforests but no measurable goals
News / 11th August 2023Brazil’s Amazon Summit has closed with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests but without concrete commitments to end deforestation.
Overshoot Day: Countries still burning through Earth’s resources like we have a spare planet, study finds
News / 3rd August 2023People are continuing to burn through the planet like we have one to spare, according to new research from the Global Footprint Network.
Migration bill passed by UK violates international human rights law: UN experts
News / 28th July 2023United Nations commissioners have accused the United Kingdom of violating its international human rights and refugee law obligations after Parliament approved legislation cracking down on asylum-seekers.
Top economists call for action on runaway global inequality
News / 26th July 2023Failure to tackle the widening gulf between the world’s rich and poor will entrench poverty and increase the risk of climate breakdown, a group of more than 200 leading economists have said.