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The UN Refugee Agency has warned in a new report that conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants crossing from sub-Saharan Africa.
Voice of America
The World Bank recently released a report on 75 of the world’s poorest countries. It said, for the first time in the 2000s, half those countries were falling behind rich nations in economic growth.
Reuters-Daily Sabah
The World Bank said in a report Monday that for the first time this century, half of the 75 poorest countries globally are seeing their income gap widen...
National Catholic Reporter
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network predicts that by July, parts of nine countries will be at internationally recognized emergency levels of food insecurity. Catholic agencies spoke to NCR about what drives food insecurity.
TheArticle
Oxfam presents itself as a charity dedicated to the alleviation of global poverty, but it is also an anti-capitalist ...
MissionNewswire
More than 340 million women and girls will live in extreme poverty by 2030 and close to one in four will experience moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the recent “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023” report released by UN
The IRC
New research from the IRC reveals that since the early 1990s, the number of people living in extreme poverty has spiked by more than 80% in 13 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) impacted by conflict. Meanwhile, the number of people living in extreme poverty globally dropped by more than half over the same period - exposing a new geography of extreme poverty.
interest.co.nz
Livemint-mint
UN warns of severe global hunger crisis affecting over 700 million people as demand for food rises and funding diminishes.
VOA
Need is rising as humanitarian funding is drying up, UN food chief says
IPCINFO.org
Childhood malnutrition has lifelong consequences for individuals and the global community. Here’s what you can do to help.
The Star
Its AI Flood Hub platform includes an addition of 8 new countries in Africa
Meril Cullinan-Action Against Hunger
Conflict and violence threatens food security for 85% of 258 million people in 58 countries, according to a new Action Against Hunger report, “No Matter Who’s Fighting, Hunger Always Wins."
Kristen Callaway-Food for the Hungry
THE PROBLEM: Each year, nearly 3 million children under 5 years of age will die from malnutrition, making it the single largest cause of child deaths.
UN News
Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal practice, a growing problem in this fragile African region.
Dt Next Bureau-DT next
Toxic air killing 91% preterm babies in poor countries
Iran International
At least half of Iran lives below the poverty line as the government fails to solve the economic crisis, a leading economist warns.
AP NEWS
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor: their struggle to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.
AP NEWS
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.
Center For Global Development | Ideas to Action
World Bank Blogs
Low and middle-income economies have borne the brunt of the global shocks and crises facing the world over the past few years, and recent research into poverty trends in these countries paints a concerning picture.
World Food Program USA
The number of people experiencing acute hunger rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, according to the latest GRFC.
Colin Randall-The National
An African archipelago is facing troubles at a time of growing unrest in far-flung outposts of the former empire
Business
Africa’s continent-wide free-trade area if successfully implemented could significantly boost economic growth and improve living standards at a time of rising geopolitical tensions and climate change, the IMF said.
From the worsening hunger crisis to a threat to the bourbon industry, here’s a snapshot of key food and drink stories from around the world:
The Hon. Minister David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann-Brookings
David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann underscore the importance of international education financing to advance sustainable development in Sierra Leone and beyond.
Esha Chhabra-ThePrint
In 'Working to Restore', Esha Chhabra describes how the demand for coffee production is underscored by its environmental and human resource costs.
Susannah Savage,E&E News-Scientific American
The number of people facing acute food insecurity shot up for the fourth year in a row in 2022
The Economist
The goal for the agency is to put itself out of business
Kate Munro-Bond | The international development network
It is feared that countries most affected by poverty, conflict and climate change are on the brink of famine. How can we prevent this?
Associated Press-STLtoday.com
It was the fourth consecutive annual increase.
The Borgen Project-BORGEN
Global perspective is defined as a view on an issue that either has global influence or takes into account the nature of the issue globally.
Suneela Zulfiqar-Economy.pk
Gates made a bold prediction, stating that by 2035, there will be very few, if any, poor countries left in the world
Policy Tensor
Quantifying the World Bank bias
University World News
Extending Synchrotron technologies to Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa – the areas of the world with the most pressing development problem...
While African countries embrace emerging and innovative technologies, the U.S. appears to be applying the brakes in an unexpected manner.
Andy Lines, in Baragoi, northern Kenya-mirror
The Mirror spoke to families desperately trying to survive the sixth year without a rainy season - watching beloved children, siblings and parents die of starvation
The Economist
Also on the daily podcast: the handbag theory of Sino-American relations and how to win Italy’s top football league on the cheap
Breaking Latest News
Central Banking
Study suggests changes to money supply may have impact through exchange rate
MIT Technology Review
Poor households are more likely to get fed when rice deliveries are swapped out for debit cards.
ReliefWeb
News and Press Release in English on Brazil about Health and Epidemic; published on 25 Apr 2023 by PAHO
ReliefWeb
Analysis in English on Burundi and 8 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 26 Apr 2023 by WFP
KnowInsiders-KnowInsiders
The poorest countries in the world might not be as obvious as you may have assumed. We offer the 7 poorest countries, where are fighting against extreme poverty.
Daily Kos
“An empty stomach knows no morality.” Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Only fifteen short years ago, when there were one billion fewer of us, food riots erupted globally from price increases in rice. Though crops at the time were bountiful at harvest, the rapid...
Times of India Blog
From national level Millet Melas in multiple states and international trade fairs attracting global community, India is celebrating 2023 – The International Year of Millets in its unique way. Referred as the ‘smart food’, from...
YouTube
Green activists want to BAN fossil fuels. I wish theyâd listen to energy author Alex Epstein. He explains how fossil fuels make the world better, and how ban...
Arab News
At critical junctures in life, it is often said that it is best to look back before moving ahead. Today, the world faces an unprecedented food crisis, mainly due to climate change but also due to civil strife and of course, since last year, the Russia-Ukraine war, which has hurt farmers in two of the largest grain and fertilizer-producing and exporting countries.
John Stossel-Reason.com
If we want more of the poorest people to have decent lives, we need to invest in both fossil fuels and nuclear power.
Farmers Review Africa
Seed farming can help alleviate poverty in Africa
World Economic Forum
Are assumptions around poverty flawed from the very start? Stereotypes around poverty need to shift to highlight the success stories already happening.
ReliefWeb
News and Press Release in English on Burkina Faso and 5 other countries about Climate Change and Environment and Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Apr 2023 by AOAV
What is "severe wasting" and how to combat it.
Bloomberg.com
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YouTube
Joshua Okpata, Innovation Design Lead, United Nations World Food Programme, spoke to the Global Business Report about the WFP 2022 Report and how they are fo...
Howard W. French-Foreign Policy
Poverty alleviation in the economically weakest parts of the world will require giving the poor a real seat at the table—which the World Bank has…
NHK WORLD
The Ukrainian government has announced its intention to seek the creation of an international framework aimed at restoring orphans allegedly taken to Russia from war zones in Ukraine in an illegal way.
the Guardian
Sri Lanka tops league of countries unable to respond to crises at home due to crippling payments, as campaigners call for action to cancel debt
UN News
Despite global promises and progress, some 263 million children and young people are out of school, indicating that achieving quality education for all by 2030 is “seriously off track”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Monday.
World will witness ‘the most profound collapse of humanity into extreme poverty and suffering in memory’ if no action is taken, charity warns - Anadolu Agency
TheCable
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says life expectancy for men and women has increased from 46 to 73 years globally. Speaking during an online media conference on Friday, Tedros Ghebreyesus,
The Hill
Net-zero poverty to accelerate net-zero emissions.
The Hill
Net-zero poverty to accelerate net-zero emissions.
World Food Program USA
A new report from WFP USA called Dangerously Hungry examines the ways hunger acts as a driver of conflict around the world.
World Economic Forum
The number of people living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 a day could drop from 8% to 2% by 2050, according to a new study.
The Economic Times
Sachs mooted a massive increase in multilateral development bank financing and routine rollover of amortisations for over 20 years for the G20 Leaders' Summit in September. Strengthening multilateral development banks is one of the key issues being pressed by India during its G20 presidency.
the Guardian
Letter: Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development responds to an article by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Yale Daily News
Effective journalism is rooted in a will to stand up for the voiceless and underrepresented, according to Pulitzer-prize winning columnist and reporter Nicholas Kristof.
Homi Kharas and John McArthur-Brookings
Homi Kharas and John W. McArthur suggest methods for rebooting efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030.
Visual Capitalist
25 poorest countries from Visual Capitalist and PovertyUpdates.com
World Bank Blogs
Global poverty estimates were updated today on the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). This update includes new regional poverty aggregates in 2020 and 2021 for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in 2020 for Europe and Central Asia, and the...
NPR
The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.
BizNews.com
The idea that the rich require the poor in order to sustain wealth on the back of cheap labour is a fallacy and complete misconception.
World Economic Forum
A country’s current account balance measures money coming in and going out. A current account deficit may sound bad, but it can indicate strong investment.
International Livestock Research Institute
Roger Thurow is a senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He writes about many of the same issues that…
World Bank Blogs
In the early 1990s, there was a near complete overlap between poor people and poor countries, with more than 9 out of 10 of the world’s extreme poor living in low-income countries at the time.
ReliefWeb
News and Press Release in English on World and 15 other countries about Agriculture, Contributions and Drought; published on 20 Mar 2023 by World Bank
https://thenationonlineng.net/
The Hill
The hunger now gripping parts of the continent is primarily the result of decades of mismanagement of agricultural resources and broader economies.
Punch Newspapers
The acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr Antonio Pedro, has said the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals may be hanging if poverty in Africa continues to increase.
France 24
China and Russia are bolstering their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources, analysts say, amid grave warnings from UN agencies the world's poorest countries face accumulating crippling…
World Food Program USA
Conflict ravages countries in countless ways. And it’s the number one cause of hunger in the world, tearing families and food systems apart.
World Food Program USA
These are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today, ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.
