The richest 1 per cent of the global population nabbed four fifths of wealth created between mid-2016 and mid-2017, while the poorest half saw no increase in wealth.
Joe Athialy
and Marco Simons –
Indian farmers and fishermen are suing the World Bank Group over the environmental and health impacts of a coal-fired power plant project.
Carol Ride
and Charles Le Feuvre –
As we celebrate World Mental Health Day today, leaders are called to protect the community’s mental health by offering a solid action plan to address the increasing impacts of climate change.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus –
Through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other global agreements, governments around the world have committed to tackling the epidemics of tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases by 2030. But unless governments increase their investments in national health systems, those goals will not be met.
Global efforts to fight climate change must go hand-in-hand with securing rights for migrants, write United Nations Environment Programme's Erik Solheim and International Organisation for Migration's William Lacy.
Will traditional models of social security be enough in a region where the future of labour is being disrupted by digitalisation, socio-demographic changes, and globalisation?
Julie Mollins, Forests News –
With no forests, people lose access to wild food and are forced to purchase more unhealthy food, including packaged foods.
Hannah Fernandez –
To mark International Volunteer Day on 5 December, Eco-Business presents this short film which takes you to the remote villages of Yunnan, China, where elderly folk find help and friendship through an initiative supported by Keppel Land.
With only six of China’s cities meeting the second tier of the National Environmental Air Quality Standards (NEAQS) in 2015, air pollution has become one of the biggest signs that ...
The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) has just released its second publication on the use of mobile technologies for development and humanitarian work with a focus on health.
