Topic: Poverty and hunger
Rush for new profits posing threat to human rights, UN experts warn
Report / 22nd October 2021The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned.
Entrenched inequality condemns the poor for generations, UN expert says
Report / 22nd October 2021Poverty and privilege continue to reproduce themselves in vicious cycles, driven by unacceptable levels of inequality. But with political will, we can break these cycles, says UN poverty expert Olivier De Schutter in a new report.
'Toxic cocktail' of factors leads to grim hunger numbers, report finds
News / 16th October 2021A “toxic cocktail” comprising the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, and “increasingly severe and protracted” violent conflicts is contributing to the reversal of progress in eliminating hunger, according to the 2021 Global Hunger Index.
Wealthy nations must share more resources or risk crisis for billions, warns UN chief
News / 29th September 2021The head of the UN has called on rich countries to step up efforts to protect workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic with an additional $1tn injection of funds to avoid a twin-track recovery that widens the gap with the world’s poorest nations.
Most infants in 91 countries are malnourished, warns Unicef
Report / 22nd September 2021Only a third of children under two in many developing countries are fed what they need for healthy growth and no progress has been made on improving their nutrition over the past decade.
4.1 billion lack social safety net, warns UN labour agency
News / 3rd September 2021More than four billion people live without any welfare protection today to cushion them from crisis, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) report, while highlighting how the COVID-19 crisis has pushed up government spending by some 30 per cent.
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Almost one in three globally go hungry during pandemic
Report / 13th July 2021The number of people who did not have enough food to eat rose steeply during the Covid-19 pandemic to include almost a third of the world, according to a new UN report.
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.