(New York) – Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean should address chronic human rights concerns, including poverty, inequality, corruption, insecurity, and environmental degradation while protecting democracy, Human Rights Watch said today, in its World Report 2023. Longstanding failure to ...
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Ukraine: Countries must support resilient recovery to prevent ‘cascade’ of poverty, hunger
africamustchangeAntónio Guterres was addressing a one-day international summit in Paris, with leaders from around 50 nations reportedly in attendance, where agreement was reached to deliver some €1 billion in new financing to help repair the energy grid, water systems and ...
Lebanon: Rising Poverty, Hunger Amid Economic Crisis
africamustchange(Beirut) – The majority of people in Lebanon are unable to secure their social and economic rights amid a deepening economic crisis, with low-income households bearing the brunt, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanon’s national government and the World Bank ...
UK must act over poverty, housing and equal rights, says UN body | Poverty
africamustchangeThe UK must tackle rising poverty, the UN human rights council has said in a report that includes demands from less well-off countries for the British government to act. Amid worsening financial prospects for millions, the member states of the ...