Pope criticizes lack of unity in world’s response to coronavirus
News / 7th October 2020In an encyclical, the most authoritative form of papal teaching, Francis lamented poor cooperation among countries and warned the forces of “myopic, extremist, resentful and aggressive nationalism are on the rise.”
First famines of coronavirus era are at world’s doorstep, U.N. warns
News / 7th September 2020The first famines of the coronavirus era could soon hit four chronically food-deprived conflict areas — Yemen, South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo — the top humanitarian official of the United Nations has warned.
Pandemic delays Earth Overshoot Day by three weeks
News / 21st August 2020The day humanity exceeds Earth’s biocapacity this year, Earth Overshoot Day, falls on August 22, three weeks later than in 2019. The shift is due to the pandemic, but can the contraction happen by design, not disaster?
'Unimaginable double emergency': Record high of nearly 80 million people forcibly displaced worldwide amid pandemic
News / 19th June 2020“These numbers should serve as a wake-up call to the international community on the human cost of war, and the social and economic implications exacerbated by Covid-19.” By Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams.
World faces worst food crisis for at least 50 years, UN warns
News / 10th June 2020The world stands on the brink of a food crisis worse than any seen for at least 50 years, the UN has warned as it urged governments to act swiftly to avoid disaster.