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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.
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.”
Time to put an end to the nuclear age
Blog / 2nd October 2020The risk of nuclear war is the greatest it has been since the height of the Cold War. But there’s also been incredible progress in the past couple of years, explains Olivia Alperstein for OtherWords.
Decolonizing the United Nations means abolishing the permanent five
Article / 1st October 2020The only way forward for the United Nations is to acknowledge the key difference between 1945 and 2020 – decolonization – and abolish the permanent members of the Security Council altogether.