Historic process continues at the UN for a binding treaty on transnational corporations
News / 29th October 2020Amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, UN member states are negotiating a second revised draft of the groundbreaking treaty on “transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.”
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons set to enter into force in January
News / 26th October 2020In what leading campaigners are describing as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament”, the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will now come into force on 22 January, after Honduras became the 50th Member State to ratify on Saturday.
World Food Program awarded Nobel Peace Prize for work during pandemic
News / 12th October 2020The Nobel prize for the United Nations World Food Programme turns an important spotlight on the millions who go hungry around the world and on the devastating consequences of conflict.
Extreme poverty to rise for first time in more than 20 years due to COVID-19, World Bank warns
News / 8th October 2020Global poverty is expected to rise for the first time in more than 20 years this year as the pandemic compounds the impacts of conflicts and climate change, the World Bank has warned in a new report.
The IMF must immediately stop promoting austerity around the world
News / 7th October 2020More than five hundred of the world’s leading charities, social groups and academics have sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund warning that its support programs are condemning many countries to years of austerity.