Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* — Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday [23 July 2024], citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.
24/07/2024
UN and Humanitarian Partners Launch Emergency Appeal to Address Severe Drought in Malawi
Human Wrongs Watch
By Vibhu Mishra
(UN News)* — UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring.
24/07/2024
Eastern Afghanistan Reels from Fatal Storms; Dozens Dead, Hundreds Homeless
Human Wrongs Watch
By Vibhu Mishra
(UN News)* — UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities and the destruction of hundreds of homes.
24/07/2024
More Poverty for the Poor
Human Wrongs Watch
– Many low-income countries (LICs) continue to slip further behind the rest of the world. Meanwhile, people in extreme poverty have been increasing again after decades of decline.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Falling further behind
World output more than doubled from $36 trillion in 1990 to $87 trillion by 2021 (in constant US dollars), but this growth has not been evenly distributed, causing most LICs to fall further behind.
Many of the world’s poorest economies have had meagre growth since the 1960s. As most developing countries have made progress, income gaps among nations have declined.
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