Poverty & SDGs

Charles Can Help Undo a Colonial Crime

By Clive Baldwin
In 2022, Charles III became king not just of the United Kingdom, but of 14 other states, and Head of the Commonwealth. He now heads a monarchy that is starting to face questions about its role in British imperial atrocities, such as slavery, and, as he has said, concerning which  it is time to "acknowledge the wrongs that have shaped our past."

Reshaping Multilateralism in Times of Crises

By Jens Martens
The world is in permanent crisis mode. In addition to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, the war in Ukraine and other violent conflicts, a worldwide cost of living crisis and an intensified debt crisis in more and more countries of the global South are affecting large parts of humanity.

International Cooperation Starts Early in South Korea

By Paul Virgo
When pupils from the Chadwick International School went on an exchange trip to their math teacher’s homeland the Philippines they were faced with a mystery. The kids from their twin school were warm, friendly and fun hosts.

Empowering Women is Key to Breaking the Devastating Cycle of Poverty & Food Insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

By Danielle Nierenberg and Emily Payne
Studies consistently show that women have lower rates of agricultural productivity compared to men in the region, but it’s not because they’re less efficient farmers.

Rising to the Challenge: The UN Road Safety Fund in a Polycrises World

By Nneka Henry
Crises may be a centuries-old phenomenon, but so too is human resilience.

Local Innovations Key to Meeting Challenges of the Climate Crisis

By Srilata Kammila
Several years ago, on a visit to a village in rural Zimbabwe, I met a small group of women with a story to share. Having participated in a UNDP-supported adaptation project – including drought-resistant seeds and education in climate-smart agricultural practices – the women had significantly increased the productiveness of their home gardens.

Where do Bangladesh’s “New” Poor Fit in?

By Nuzhat Fatima
The world is becoming increasingly coexistent with crises. A pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia war, and cost-of-living crisis are only a few of the ordeals we’ve seen in just the last two years.

ChatGPT & Artificial Intelligence: What this Means for Small Business

By Martin Labbé
As 2022 came to a close, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, became the fastest-growing app in history, reaching an estimated 123 million users less than three months after its launch.

Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones

By Baher Kamal
As many as 45 African countries –out of the Continent's 54 nations–, all of them grouped in what is known as Sub-Saharan Africa, have now been further squeezed to their bones, as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels, and as a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the pockets of rich donor countries.

Water is Life: How the UN in Samoa is Responding to the Triple Planetary Crisis

By Simona Marinescu
Water is life. No other definition captures quite so aptly what this essential element means for our lives, livelihoods and the natural environment.

Comoros Has Huge Untapped Investment Potential

By Kingsley Ighobor
In February 2023, the Union of Comoros ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Later that month, the country’s President Azali Assoumani took over as Chairperson of the African Union.

During Ramadan Let’s Focus on Solidarity with Future Generations

By Valerie Julliand
As Ramadan continues through next week, the world’s 2 billion Muslims will focus on the core values of the holy month: helping the poor and committing oneself to the service of others.

India’s Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange

By IPS Correspondent
Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna.

Detoxifying Security: Recommendations for the G7 Summit on Nuclear Weapons

By Anna Ikeda
The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the assumption of “rational actors” in power and credibility of threats, which we know are far from reality, especially in times of conflicts.

At the Mercy of the Algorithm

By Padmini Sharma
Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers.

Platitudes not Enough: Urgent Investment Needed in Health Workforce

By Roopa Dhatt and Susannah Schaefer
As World Health Worker Week draws to a close on April 7, health organizations from around the world have been celebrating women’s vital role in the health workforce and sharing stories about the enormous value they bring to all areas of health and care.

The Crisis Is Becoming Chronic, Fragmenting Society in Argentina

By Daniel Gutman
It’s a Monday morning in April on Florida, a pedestrian street in the heart of the Argentine capital, and a small crowd gathers outside the window of an electronic appliance store to watch a violent scene on a TV screen. But it is not part of any movie or series.

Transforming Education With Equitable Financing

By Robert Jenkins
With schools now reopened around the world, countries are called to take transformative action on education financing to recover and accelerate learning for all children, especially the poorest and most marginalized.

Poland Abortion Laws: Repression of Reproductive Rights and Out of Sync – Activists

By Ed Holt
“People want the abortion laws here liberalised. Society has changed; even the politicians can see it,” Kinga Jelinska, a Polish reproductive rights activist, says. “In four or five years, I believe, the abortion laws here will be liberalised, because it’s what the people support.”

Rethinking Public Debt as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic contraction have pushed the average government debt level in the Asia-Pacific region to its highest since 2008.

US Legislators Strip China of “Developing Nation” Status

By Thalif Deen
As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The rivalry, which extends from Russia and Taiwan to Iran and Myanmar – where the UN’s two permanent members are on opposite sides of ongoing political or military conflicts– has now triggered a battle on semantics.
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