Income inequality reaches crisis level in West Africa
News / 10th July 2019West African Governments have been blamed for the worsening poverty and inequality levels in their countries. According to the Oxfam and Development Finance International report published Tuesday, inequality is at crisis levels in West Africa.
One climate crisis disaster happening every week, UN warns
News / 8th July 2019Climate crisis disasters are happening at the rate of one a week, though most draw little international attention and work is urgently needed to prepare developing countries for the profound impacts, the UN has warned.
'Climate apartheid' to push 120 million into poverty by 2030, UN says
News / 26th June 2019The world is facing a “climate apartheid” between the rich who can protect themselves and the poor who are left behind, the UN has warned in a new report.
Nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger, study shows
News / 5th June 2019One in three African children are stunted and hunger accounts for almost half of all child deaths across the continent, an Addis Ababa-based thinktank has warned.
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.