Topic: Inequality
Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 as five billion people made poorer in ‘decade of division’
Report / 15th January 2024The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020 —at a rate of $14 million per hour— while nearly five billion people have been made poorer.
Britain’s hunger and malnutrition crisis could be easily solved – yet politicians choose not to
Article / 2nd January 2024We have more than enough to go round, but large proportions of the population lack the basic necessities of life, writes Michael Marmot.
Fighting inequality: The untapped potential of human rights
Blog / 21st December 2023As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, we must delve deeper into the many powerful ways in which human rights can end poverty discrimination and address economic inequality, writes Olivier De Schutter.
More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries
News / 14th December 2023Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to data published today by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight.
Richest 1% emit as much planet-heating pollution as two-thirds of humanity
Report / 1st December 2023The richest 1 percent of the world’s population produced as much carbon pollution in 2019 than the five billion people who made up the poorest two-thirds of humanity, reveals a new Oxfam report.
Na poti k univerzalnemu temeljnemu dohodku za vse človeštvo
Report / 20th November 2023Pod okriljem Združenih narodov je mogoče v vsaki državi uvesti resnično univerzalni in brezpogojni temeljni dohodek. A za to bo sprva potrebna izjemna podpora javnosti pri odpravljanju lakote in nepotrebnega pomanjkanja na podlagi pravičnejše delitve svetovnih virov, kot poudarja Mohammed Sofiane Mesbahi.
America’s war economy and the urgent call for peace in the Middle East
Article / 10th November 2023Many Americans believe that the nations abundance should be used not as a tool of death, but as a lifeline for poor and struggling people at home and abroad. By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Blog / 10th November 2023UK government policies continue to entrench poverty and inflict unnecessary misery on millions of people, says Just Fair director Jess McQuail and UN’s Olivier De Schutter.
UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy
News / 7th November 2023Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the government is violating international law, the United Nations’ poverty envoy has said ahead of a visit to the country this week.
We need an Economic Bill of Rights to save American democracy
Blog / 5th October 2023The time has come for a grand progressive coalition that will press the Democratic Party to redeem FDR’s 1944 call for a second Bill of Rights - guaranteeing economic security for all, write Harvey J. Kaye and Alan Minsky for Common Dreams.