Topic: Inequality
Top economists call for action on runaway global inequality
News / 26th July 2023Failure to tackle the widening gulf between the world’s rich and poor will entrench poverty and increase the risk of climate breakdown, a group of more than 200 leading economists have said.
165 million people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis
News / 19th July 2023The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, reports the United Nations, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
Stop austerity!
Article / 7th July 2023It is far more useful to fight wealth and inequality than to try and reduce poverty, writes Francine Mestrum.
The Poor People’s Campaign continues to do the vital political work
Blog / 22nd June 2023In the wealthiest country on the planet, there’s no excuse for failing to meet basic needs and ensuring we can all survive and thrive.
Amid soaring poverty and hunger, Amnesty demands ‘universal social protection’ worldwide
Report / 12th May 2023As poverty rises amid intertwining crises, Amnesty International have issued an urgent call for governments worldwide to implement universal social protections to ensure that basic necessities are available to all.
Research shows poverty is 4th leading cause of death in US
Blog / 21st April 2023New research estimates that poverty was linked to at least 183,000 deaths in the US in 2019, making inadequate income the nation's fourth-leading mortality driver that year behind heart disease, cancer, and smoking.
Rich countries increasingly the recipients of their own aid, according to OECD DAC data
Blog / 21st April 2023Rich countries continue to be the recipients of large amounts of their own aid, according to new statistics released today by the OECD Development Assistance Committee.
‘Profiteering’ of Covid pandemic must never be repeated, world figures warn
News / 13th March 2023A scathing open letter from world leaders calls on governments to “never again” allow “profiteering and nationalism” to come before the needs of humanity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally
Report / 3rd March 2023The number of children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, according to a new report released by the ILO and UNICEF.
In the sixth largest economy a fifth of us are in poverty
Blog / 17th February 2023New figures this week from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that 13.4m people, or one in five of the population, were left in poverty during the first year of the pandemic over 2020 to 2021.