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To salvage multilateralism we need a Global Green New Deal
Blog / 25th October 2019It's time to reclaim the policy space lost to footloose capital by creating a new public realm at the global level, writes Richard Kozul-Wright for openDemocracy's Oureconomy.
Austerity, the “new normal”
Blog / 25th October 2019Austerity and budget cuts do not need to be “the new normal”. Governments can find additional fiscal space to fund public services and development policies through at least eight options, all of which are endorsed by the United Nations. By Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins for IPS news.
Higher temperatures driving 'alarming' levels of hunger – report
News / 15th October 2019The climate crisis is driving alarming levels of hunger in the world, undermining food security in the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to this year’s global hunger index.
Stop the waste: UN food agencies call for action to reduce global hunger
News / 15th October 2019With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN’s food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue.
What INGOs can learn from Greta Thunberg and the global climate strikes
Article / 15th October 2019Combining analysis, outrage and active citizenship can build and sustain large-scale public engagement, writes Stephen McCloskey for openDemocracy Transformation.
The most important meeting you’ve never heard of — and the grand challenge on inequality
Blog / 11th October 2019Last month 195 world leaders once again met in New York for big speeches and grand events. But on inequality, when all is said and done, more has been said than done, writes Ben Phillips.
The movement to take climate action has begun – but we have a long way to go
Blog / 11th October 2019Our planet needs action on a truly planetary scale. That cannot be achieved overnight, and it cannot happen without the full engagement of those contributing most to the crisis, writes the UN secretary general.
Millions of us are living in poverty — we need investments to raise the standard of living
Blog / 4th October 2019About 100 million Americans are effectively hidden by official poverty statistics, yet enough revenue could be raised from fair taxes to completely eliminate poverty in the United States, writes Karen Dolan.
Plunder of the commons: compensate the commoners!
Article / 4th October 2019After centuries of enclosure, privatisation and colonisation, it's time that the commons were returned to all of us, writes Guy Standing in openDemocracy.
We need biodiversity-based agriculture to solve the climate crisis
Article / 4th October 2019Regenerating the planet through biodiversity-based ecological processes has become a survival imperative for the human species and all beings. It is not just a climate solution, but also a path to eradicating world hunger, explains Dr. Vandana Shiva.