Climate migration: From Dhaka to Freetown, cities on alert
KIM HARRISBERG and CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on calls from city mayors in climate vulnerable nations for cash and a bigger say in forging policies to deal with displacement caused by drought, storms and flooding…
India’s excess deaths during pandemic up to 4.9 million, study shows
Reuters India’s excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic could be as high as 4.9 million, a new study shows, providing further evidence that millions more may have died from coronavirus than the official tally. The report by the Washington-based Center for Global Development, co-authored by India’s former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, included deaths from […]
Working in shops and cafes, refugees hardest hit by coronavirus jobs cuts
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation Often working in shops, cafes and factories, refugees have been harder hit by coronavirus-triggered job cuts than citizens in their host countries, US development groups said on Wednesday. Refugees were 60 per cent more likely to lose jobs or income due to the pandemic, found a study covering eight countries […]
Trump or no Trump, US ranks near bottom in helping poorer nations
Thomson Reuters Foundation The US placed near last among the world’s wealthiest nations in an index ranking how their policies help improve the lives of people in poorer nations, a report showed on Wednesday. The superpower ranked 23rd out of 27 countries in the yearly Commitment to Development Index but would have fared worse with […]