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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century
News / 22nd October 2024At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, according to the World Bank.
Africa faces escalating food crisis as conflict and climate impacts drive hunger
News / 22nd October 2024163 million Africans are currently experiencing acute food insecurity, a number that has nearly tripled in just five years, according to new data.
International financial system ‘not fit for purpose’ to address catastrophic debt crisis: UN poverty expert
News / 21st October 2024The international financial system is failing to address the catastrophic debt crisis that is engulfing developing countries and causing misery for hundreds of millions of people, according to the UN’s poverty expert.
World told act now or face 136 years of hunger, report warns
Report / 18th October 2024High levels of hunger will continue for another 136 years in many developing countries, according to a new report assessing global hunger.
Up to 21,000 people are dying each day from conflict-fuelled hunger around the world
Report / 16th October 2024On World Food Day, analysis by Oxfam reveals that hunger has reached an all-time high exposing the flaws in global peacebuilding and conflict recovery efforts.