An Inclusive Path to Dealing With Climate Disaster
“Despite my lack of functional arms, during the Seroja storm I was still able to use my legs to run. ...
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How Climate Change Will Impact Developing Countries Over the Next Decade
The specter of climate change looms large over the world, posing an imminent threat to socioeconomic stability, particularly in developing ...
To Truly Invest in Children, Africa’s Leaders Must Invest in What Keeps Them Safe
We are more than halfway to the 2030 deadline for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, but most African ...
Universal Basic Income: A Game-Changer for Economic Security
Have you ever imagined a world where every citizen receives a regular cash payment from the government, no strings attached? ...
Hundreds of Millions Exit Multidimensional Poverty, but More Data Needed
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford published ...
“A World of Debt”: A Call For Change To the International Financial Architecture
The finance ministers of the G20 and the central bank’s governors are currently meeting - from July 14-18 in Gujarat, ...
Can Developing Countries Close the Wealth Gap With the Developed World?
A recent seminal article in Foreign Affairs by Brando Milanovic entitled “The Great Convergence: Global Equality and its Discontents” ran ...
Surviving Extreme Heat in the Slums
As the world’s cities and towns heat up, authorities and governments often tell people to shelter indoors or use active ...
Food Banks: An Unsung Hero of Climate Action
The role food banks play in reducing food waste around the world is well understood: big warehouses stocked with safe, ...
Unaffordable America: The Underlying Causes of the Housing Crisis
After years of tax breaks for the wealthy and deregulation of corporations, accompanied by low wages for labor and huge ...
It Takes a Village to End Child Marriage
Amina, from a rural village in Nigeria, was 13 when she was married to a wealthy man in his 50s who already ...
UN 2023 Water Conference: FAO Calls for Responsive and Innovative Drought Financing Mechanisms
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called for innovative drought financing mechanisms to help deal with ...
