Tag:Extreme Poverty

Human Welfare

667m Africans in extreme poverty – ECA

COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed additional 55 million Africans into extreme poverty, bringing the tally to 667 million. Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission...

Michael Simire - February 10, 2023

Human Welfare

COVID-19 plunged 77m into extreme poverty in 2021 – UN report

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and...

admin - April 13, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

SDGs Report 2021: COVID-19 led to global extreme poverty

The “Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021” highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on SDG implementation and identifies areas that require urgent and coordinated action. The...

Michael Simire - July 9, 2021

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Climate ChangeApril 18, 2024

Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased budget allocation to fight the impacts of climate change in...

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ConservationApril 18, 2024

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed...

CoverApril 18, 2024

Human-caused climate change influenced deadly heatwave in the Sahel, West Africa – Study

The recent deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa with temperatures above 45°C would not have been possible...

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Climate ChangeApril 18, 2024

Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased...

ConservationApril 18, 2024

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African...