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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.
Call to action on the creation of a UN parliamentary assembly
Article / 22nd March 2019An international group of MPs calls for a body to strengthen the democratic representation of the world’s citizens in global affairs and the UN’s decision-making.
An economy that serves the people: new UN guidance to anchor policy-making to human rights
Blog / 22nd March 2019In the face of evidence of how austerity is contributing to rising income inequality and political instability, we must persuade governments to support the UN’s new Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of economic reforms, writes Mark Perera for Eurodad.
With ‘ecological foundations of society’ at risk, warns UN, hope resides in urgent global action
Blog / 21st March 2019A comprehensive United Nations report released on Wednesday found that while global human health is under dire threat from the climate crisis and industrial pollution, there is still a window for bold and urgent action if world leaders would but seize it, reports Jake Johnson for Common Dreams.