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.
New UN report reveals that hunger in Africa continues to rise
News / 21st February 2019Hunger in Africa continues to rise after many years of decline, threatening the continent’s hunger eradication efforts to meet the Malabo Goals 2025 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2).
Nearly two-thirds of children lack access to welfare safety net, risking ‘vicious cycle of poverty’
News / 8th February 2019More than six in 10 children globally lack access to social protection, leaving them particularly vulnerable to falling into chronic poverty, reports the UN, warning also that some governments are cutting State cash entitlements amid continuing economic uncertainty.