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Towards footprint justice: A fair earth share is a human right
Article / 10th June 2020How can we stop the overshoot of our planet’s capacity and reach fair sharing at the same time? The Dutch Footprint Group present their proposal based on equal rights for all, written by Jan Juffermans for Resilience.org.
World faces worst food crisis for at least 50 years, UN warns
News / 10th June 2020The world stands on the brink of a food crisis worse than any seen for at least 50 years, the UN has warned as it urged governments to act swiftly to avoid disaster.
Spain rekindles a radical idea: a Europe-wide minimum income
News / 7th June 2020With Europe facing the greatest social challenge in its history since the second world war, ministers from Spain, Italy and Portugal are calling for a common EU approach to a minimum income.
Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief
News / 29th May 2020Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a virtual high-level meeting on financing for development.
The Northern Hemisphere must not stand by and let coronavirus devastate the South
Blog / 26th May 2020There is a danger that Covid-19 will significantly increase the gap between rich and poor nations. It's time to put in place an ambitious plan to overcome this crisis and save more than 30 million lives.
Is now the moment for a standing UN ‘911’ service?
Article / 23rd May 2020With a “UN 911” first responder for complex emergencies, the UN would finally have a rapid, reliable capacity to help save millions of lives and trillions of dollars, writes H. Peter Langille for Foreign Policy in Focus.
The case for degrowth in a time of pandemic
Article / 23rd May 2020What is happening during this pandemic is not degrowth. Our real goal is to purposefully slow things down in order to live meaningfully through commoning, sharing and working less in more equal societies, write Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria.
Uniting behind a people’s vaccine against COVID-19
News / 14th May 2020Over 100 former global leaders call for the mandatory worldwide sharing of a Covid19 vaccine - available to all people, in all countries, free of charge.
Malnutrition leading cause of death and ill health worldwide – report
Report / 13th May 2020An overhaul of the world’s food and health systems is needed to tackle malnutrition, a “threat multiplier” that is now the leading cause of ill health and deaths globally, according to new analysis.
Former UN Independent Expert calls for a World Conference on post-COVID-19 recovery
News / 7th May 2020Former UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, Professor Alfred de Zayas, urges civil society to demand a new social contract based on human dignity, social justice and sustainability.