Poverty
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Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia’s Tigray region is starving, but no famine declared
A report from Ayder Referral hospital in Tigray’s capital city, Mekelle, this week described children dying of starvation. Alex de…
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The Afghan children hiding under moving lorries
They’re hiding under lorries to cross national borders in the hope they’ll be able to get money for their families…
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Venezuela crisis: Three in four in extreme poverty, study says
Researchers at Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) linked the increase to both the pandemic and a fuel crisis. BBC Since…
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Wealthy nations must share more resources or risk crisis for billions, warns UN chief
The head of the UN has called on rich countries to step up efforts to protect workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic…
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‘It is a big relief for me’: how the welfare provided by madrassas holds a key to fighting the Taliban
One area policymakers should focus on are madrassas — the religious schools that have existed in many Muslim countries for…
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North Korea Reportedly Ordered Crop Thieves Shot
North Korea, in recent months, has been suffering from notable food shortages and hunger to the point where the famously secretive regime…
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Devastating’: how UK’s foreign aid cuts could hurt the world’s poorest
Experts have warned of “devastating” consequences of the UK’s foreign aid cuts after Guardian analysis revealed the UK is cutting…
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Will China Save North Korea From Famine and Collapse?
It took more than six years for Chinese president Xi Jinping to meet North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un after the latter succeeded his father.…
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Homeless camp pops up at Parliament as Perth mourns deaths of 56 rough sleepers
About a dozen people slept in tents and mattresses at Solidarity Park on Tuesday night, flanked by two banners with…
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Millions of destitute Britons rely on charity handouts, yet ministers feel no shame
A decade ago, the emergence of mass food banks in the UK could genuinely be described as shocking. Frances Ryan…
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Calls for an investigation after police raid on Brazil favela left 25 people dead
Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio…
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In a single day, millions of people could be saved from famine.
Some 34 million people around the world are a step away from famine, but just one day of global military…
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The former homeless woman who found a sanctuary and art during COVID
Fast forward a year and on Sunday she is holding an art exhibition – From Adversity to Creativity – hosted by the…
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If Australia was more democratic, would its economic policies be better?
It comes from the ancient Greek word “ostraka,” which referred to shards of broken pottery or stone. Gareth Hutchens ABC…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray War: A Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. ICG Outside powers should urge Addis Ababa to let more…
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New Zealand raises minimum wage and increases taxes on the rich
New Zealand is raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour and increasing the top tax rate for the country’s…
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