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No money, more problems as U.N. climate talks close in Bonn
Blog / 15th May 2018United Nations climate change talks edged slightly closer to completing the Paris Agreement Work Programme, including guidelines on how to put the Agreement into practice, despite rich countries persistently blocking progress on key issues like finance.
Climate change aid to poor nations lags behind Paris pledges
Report / 3rd May 2018Finance for poor countries to help them reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and deal with climate change is lagging behind the promises of rich countries, an Oxfam report finds.
Public-private partnerships don’t work. It’s time for the World Bank to take action.
Blog / 25th April 2018This week, executive directors of the World Bank were handed a letter signed by more than 80 civil society organizations and trade unions from around the world, urging a change in the bank’s approach to public-private partnerships.
#SyriaConf2018 in Brussels must focus on aid, increased pledges and accountability
News / 25th April 2018Donors and governments meeting Tuesday and Wednesday for the Brussels II conference must take the opportunity to bring change for the millions of vulnerable Syrians in their war-torn country and in the region by following through on previous commitments to protect displaced people and fund the aid response.
Interest in Earth Day is falling in the 2010s. Does it matter?
Blog / 23rd April 2018“Even the most generous of predictions suggest we need to reach zero emissions in the next 40 years—that is, if we want to be around to celebrate Earth Day’s 100th anniversary in 2070.”
The souls of poor folk
Report / 18th April 2018A major new study makes a clear case that the richest nation in the world has sufficient resources to protect the environment and ensure dignified lives for all its people. The problem is a matter of priorities, as more and more of America's wealth flows into the pockets of a small but powerful few and into the bloated Pentagon budget. By theInstitute of Policy Studies.
A trade agenda for the people
Report / 18th April 2018While the USA and China are stepping into one the potential biggest fights on trade measures in decades, Friends of the Earth Europe is presenting concrete proposals for an innovative trade agenda that serves citizens and the environment.
Promoting transparency and fair share in the face of growing inequality
Article / 12th April 2018To curb rising inequality, global leaders must work together to stop the flow of illicit wealth and mitigate tax avoidance, write John Irons & Xavier de Souza Briggs in theStanford Social Innovation Review.
Aid spending stagnates as rich countries shift focus from refugees to poor nations
News / 11th April 2018Rich nations spent more on helping poor countries last year but less on refugees at home, leading to stagnation in overall aid expenditure - which remains well below United Nations’ targets.
'We are the 99%': but richest 1% will soon own two-thirds of world's wealth
News / 9th April 2018More than two-thirds of the world's entire wealth will be owned by the richest 1% of people by 2030, new research warns.