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The UK economy could enjoy a clean air dividend of £1.6bn if World Health Organisation (WHO) targets for air quality were met, a major new report has calculated. The research, …
Study: Cleaner air could net the UK a £1.6bn economic boost Read More
Lebanon is facing a major food crisis. Struck by an unprecedented economic meltdown, nationwide protests, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, more than 3.7 million people in the small Middle Eastern nation, which …
How the Lebanese Diaspora Is Mobilizing Against Food Insecurity at Home Read More
“If you have business and you have your own money you don’t suffer in your life. I can take my children to school, buy medicine when they are sick. I …
In Uganda, rural women entrepreneurs are escaping poverty with teamwork and training Read More
From the publisher: Over the last decade, the world’s largest corporations – from The Coca Cola Company to Amazon, Apple to Unilever – have taken up the cause of combatting modern slavery. …
Combatting Modern Slavery Read More
South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the procurement of coronavirus personal protective equipment. The protesters gathered in Pretoria …
South Africa healthcare workers protest, threaten strike Read More
The Covid-9 pandemic will push 47 million more women and girls below the poverty line, reversing decades of progress to eradicate extreme poverty, according to new data of UN Women …
Covid-19 pandemic likely to push 47 mn more women and girls into poverty Read More
Most nations including top emitter China are likely to miss a 2020 deadline to upgrade national plans for fighting global warming, according to the UN’s climate chief. Patricia Espinosa told …
China among nations likely to miss 2020 deadline for climate plans Read More
From the publisher: Critically assessing growth-based models of innovation policy, this enlightening study sparks new debate on the role and nature of responsible innovation. Drawing on insights from economics, politics, …
Responsibility Beyond Growth: A Case for Responsible Stagnation Read More
The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. …
South Africa’s COVID relief fund dogged by delays and corruption Read More
According to the Covid-19 report by IMECE Domestic Workers Union, a significant share of domestic workers have been laid off during the pandemic. Those who kept their jobs were forced …
Domestic workers are the frontline of exploitation in Turkey Read More