Topic: Inequality
Six-fold increase in people suffering famine-like conditions since pandemic began
Report / 12th July 202111 people are likely dying every minute from hunger, now outpacing COVID-19 fatalities, warns Oxfam.
Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples
News / 2nd July 2021Billions of people around the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress quadruples, according to a new report from WHO and UNICEF.
Global south-led vaccine summit eyes new tech-sharing platform
News / 23rd June 2021Global South states commit to share Covid-19 vaccine technology and production at a four-day 'Summit for Vaccine Internationalism'.
G7 rejects pleas to fund Covid jabs for poor countries, despite Boris Johnson's 'vaccinate the world' pledge
News / 15th June 2021G7 leaders have rejected pleas to find billions of pounds to end Covid jab shortages in poor countries, despite Boris Johnson making a plan to "vaccinate the world" his aim for the Cornwall summit.
Real change won’t come from the G7
Blog / 14th June 2021How the G7 continues to stand in the way of a more democratic international order - by Nick Dearden for the New Internationalist.
The big question about British foreign aid is always missed: what is it supporting?
Blog / 9th June 2021If aid is to meaningfully tackle poverty, it can’t just be about charity. Instead, it should be about redistributing the world’s resources and dismantling the power structures that maintain global inequality, writes Aisha Dodwell.
A call for the WHO not to encourage the privatisation and commercialisation of healthcare amidst a COVID-19 crisis
News / 27th May 2021On the first day of the World Health Assembly, civil society organisations have sent an open letter to the WHO critisicing the encouragment of privatisation of healthcare amidst a COVID-19 pandemic.
UN expert calls for an ambitious social Europe, says COVID must spark rethink
Blog / 7th May 2021Over 90 million people across the EU live at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Yet the Union's current action plan doesn't come near to the pledge of ‘no poverty’ made at the United Nations.
The G7 must act to end ‘vaccine apartheid’ or everyone in the world will suffer
Blog / 28th April 2021The pandemic has uncovered unpalatable truths about global injustices and inequalities. We are challenged to see health as a universal common good, not a benefit that can be cultivated for a privileged few.
Confronting global apartheid demands global solidarity
Article / 20th April 2021The “inequality pandemic” calls for a new social contract, but it will not happen unless millions around the world mobilise to make it a reality, write Imani Countess and William Minter for The US−Africa Bridge Building Project.