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Canadians are paying more—and getting less. Wildfires are forcing families from their homes. Heatwaves are becoming…
Photo Credit: Christian Harb Despite a ceasefire being in place since early March, the Israeli military…
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Nearly 30,000 people have died every day from COVID-19 since WTO talks on vaccine intellectual property began
Failure of the UK and EU countries to agree to TRIPS waiver costs lives and undermines credibility and future of WTO 17.5 million people have died from COVID-19 in the 20 months since WTO talks about relaxing COVID-19 intellectual property (IP) rules began – the equivalent of nearly 30,000 people a day said campaigners from…
800% increase in UN appeal needs for extreme weather-related emergencies over last 20 years – new Oxfam research
The amount of money needed for UN humanitarian appeals involving extreme weather events like floods or drought is now eight times higher than 20 years ago – and donors are failing to keep up, reveals a new Oxfam brief today. For every $2 needed for UN extreme weather-related appeals, donor countries are only providing $1. …
Pandemic creates new billionaire every 30 hours — now a million people could fall into extreme poverty at same rate in 2022
As the cost of essential goods rises faster than it has in decades, billionaires in the food and energy sectors are increasing their fortunes by $1 billion dollars every two days For every new billionaire created during the pandemic — one every 30 hours — nearly a million people could be pushed into extreme poverty…
One person dying from hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged East Africa as world fails warnings
One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, according to estimates by Oxfam and Save the Children in a report published today highlighting the world’s repeated failure to stave off preventable disasters. More than a decade since the delayed response to the 2011 famine that killed more…