Poverty reduction in reverse, far-right populism to blame, says UN 2023 Human Development Report

A ‘democracy paradox’, coupled with a sense of powerlessness & lack of control over government decisions, has fuelled political …

CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response

Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3 

Uncertain times: What UN human development report warns us about

Uncertainty threatens lives of people and future of the planet in unpredictable ways

Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN

Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report

India has pushed back poverty, still home to most poor people in world: UNDP index

Pre-pandemic data shows 228.9 million poor people in India highest in the world, Nigeria follows at 97 million 

Here is all you need to know about debt-for-climate swaps

Offering debt relief in lieu of climate action could allow rich countries to pay for their acts of historical injustice, while helping the poor …

India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years

In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …

Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so

People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action

What makes one poor in India

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 shows lack of access to nutrition, fuel, housing and sanitation keeps millions in poverty

Work with nature, not against it in Anthropocene: Human Development Report

New social norms, improved incentives could usher in a new era for humanity, without human-generated pressures on Earth

More children believe in climate emergency than adults in G20 countries, UNDP survey finds

Conservation of forest land and transition to renewable sources of energy were among policies that received the most approval

AMR driven by manufacturing our next big challenge

Antibiotics production is an important yet often forgotten driver of antimicrobial resistance; an alliance of pioneers has decided to pave the …

Water, Africa’s Gold: How poverty exacerbated Nigeria’s acute water crisis

Lack of clear government funding led to avoidable deaths from water-borne diseases like cholera

Food Systems Summit: How government is robbing billions of dollars from farmers

India’s policies block farmers’ earning in order to keep food cost low for consumers, according to the latest UN report  

COVID-19: Vaccine inequity persists as 2.8 billion people yet to receive even one dose

Low-income countries will also have to spend more to achieve 70% vaccination target

Antimicrobial resistance: The need to tackle access-excess problem

AMR, like every process, has its own drivers and determinants. The threat has evolved over time due to our acts of omission and commission

Glacier melting in Hindu Kush: 2 billion people may face food, water shortage by 2100

Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges could lose up to two-third of its ice by 2100, according to UNDP