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 ChangeJuly 2, 2025

New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making...

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Climate ChangeJuly 2, 2025

Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a joint initiative to promote higher tax contributions from the super-rich...

Human WelfareJuly 2, 2025

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the continued crackdown on peaceful protests and the abduction and detention...

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Climate ChangeJuly 2, 2025

New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for...

Climate ChangeJuly 2, 2025

Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a...