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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century
News / 22nd October 2024At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, according to the World Bank.
Africa faces escalating food crisis as conflict and climate impacts drive hunger
News / 22nd October 2024163 million Africans are currently experiencing acute food insecurity, a number that has nearly tripled in just five years, according to new data.
International financial system ‘not fit for purpose’ to address catastrophic debt crisis: UN poverty expert
News / 21st October 2024The international financial system is failing to address the catastrophic debt crisis that is engulfing developing countries and causing misery for hundreds of millions of people, according to the UN’s poverty expert.
World told act now or face 136 years of hunger, report warns
Report / 18th October 2024High levels of hunger will continue for another 136 years in many developing countries, according to a new report assessing global hunger.
Up to 21,000 people are dying each day from conflict-fuelled hunger around the world
Report / 16th October 2024On World Food Day, analysis by Oxfam reveals that hunger has reached an all-time high exposing the flaws in global peacebuilding and conflict recovery efforts.
The US’s priority: Palestinian slaughter, not hurricane prep
Article / 11th October 2024As devastating natural disasters cause mass destruction across the southeastern United States, politicians and leaders are more concerned with arming Israel to the teeth than preparing and rebuilding their own communities.
More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds
News / 11th October 2024More than 9 million people in the UK experience levels of poverty and hunger so extreme they are vulnerable to reliance on charity food handouts, according to research.
Good governance should aim for the common good and for international cooperation
Blog / 11th October 2024At the heart of good governance is the need for governments to treat other nations with respect, with peace, and with a readiness for dialogue and global cooperation, says Jeffrey Sachs.
More than £494bn subsidies a year in developing world harmful to climate
Report / 3rd October 2024More than $650bn (£494bn) a year in public subsidies goes to fossil fuel companies, intensive agriculture and other harmful industries in the developing world, new data has shown.
It’s time for rich polluters to pay for the climate crisis they created
Blog / 3rd October 2024Rich countries, whose emissions have fueled the climate crisis, must step up and take the lead. It’s time for rich polluters to pay for the destruction they’ve caused, writes Hilda Flavia Nakabuye.