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Why aren’t Americans rising up like we are seeing across the planet?
Blog / 2nd December 2019The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why aren’t Americans rising up in peaceful protest like our neighbors? By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Step up climate action or face catastrophe, says UN report
News / 27th November 2019Global emissions need to be more than halved if we are to save the planet, world’s top scientists agree in a new United Nations report.
The ILO’s Global Social Protection Week needs to address austerity, the elephant in the room
Article / 26th November 2019Financing social protection systems that are both adequate and sustainable is not a fantasy. There are a number of measures that governments can take to raise the resources needed, writes Evelyn Astor for Equal Times.
The UN at 75: Time to give citizens a voice
Blog / 25th November 2019A global civic participation campaign calls for the creation of a World Citizens’ Initiative on the occasion of the UN’s 75th anniversary. This new instrument could enable individual citizens to influence the world organization’s work, writes Andreas Bummel and Bruno Kaufmann.
Less than 10% of EU aid reaches world's poorest countries, study finds
News / 25th November 2019Less than 10% of EU aid money reaches the countries where it is most needed, according to a study that found levels of assistance had dropped for the second year running.