The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 and enable close to three billion people to stay…
With multilateral cooperation under strain, senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gathered virtually on Wednesday for the launch of a new report…
As a major United Nations forum prepares to assess progress towards a fairer future for people and the planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned…
Addressing poverty eradication in front of the General Assembly, UN chief António Guterres warned that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are falling “disproportionately on…
The COVID-19 pandemic is unravelling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia, and governments must take urgent action to prevent…
By Satvik Varma
Till very recently, most were unaware of a statute titled the “Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service)…
World Bank Group President David Malpass the COVID-19 pandemic impact will push 60 million people worldwide into ‘extreme poverty’.
Speaking at a media briefing, Malpass…