Addressing inequality: As pandemic bites, US cities use data to fight race and income gaps
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how US cities are using data to address inequality…
Pope pledges to continue being a “pest” in defence of the poor
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis said on Saturday he realises some people, including within the church, consider him to be “a pest” for defending the poor and most vulnerable, but that it won’t stop him as it is part of Christianity. “Thinking about these situations [of exclusion and inequality], I make a pest of myself with […]
UN faces $US100 trillion shortfall in fight against climate change, inequality – report
London, UKReuters Global goals tackling poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change face a $US100 trillion funding shortfall and are likely to be missed unless 10 per cent of global economic output is directed to the UN targets every year to 2030, a report on Friday said. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set targets on everything […]
Climate change, rich-poor gap, conflict likely to grow: US intelligence report
Washington DC, USReuters Disease, the rich-poor gap, climate change and conflicts within and among nations will pose greater challenges in coming decades, with the COVID-19 pandemic already worsening some of those problems, a US intelligence report said on Thursday. The rivalry between China and a US-led coalition of Western nations likely will intensify, fueled by […]
Working from home during pandemic found widening US inequality
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Longstanding inequalities in the US labour market have worsened amid the coronavirus pandemic with working from home fuelling the divide, according to a Gallup report released on Wednesday. Gallup surveyed more than 7,700 US adults in the final quarter of 2020, with the findings showing that pandemic-related job losses […]
Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly nine in 10 leading global climate economists think climate change will deepen income inequality between rich and poor countries, with most calling for urgent action to cut planet-warming emissions, a survey showed on Tuesday. The impacts of rising temperatures could create “enormous difficulties” for nations already burdened by economic challenges and […]
COVID won’t respect borders – UN urges divided world to unite
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The United Nations on Thursday urged a divided world to unite against a virus that ignores all borders, saying the pandemic could delay by a decade its goal to end global inequalities. A new UN report estimated that the novel coronavirus has unleashed the worst recession in 90 years, […]
Pandemic exposes “hidden poverty” in unequal cities
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation From Bogota to Athens, the coronavirus pandemic has revealed pockets of once invisible urban poverty, prompting some mayors to target the cities’ poorest for new health and welfare measures, a top health official said on Thursday. About half of the world’s population live in urban areas and city mayors are on […]
UN says pandemic will slow already miniscule progress in women’s rights
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic threatens to grind down progress toward gender equality that already was creeping along at a snail’s pace, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Gender-based violence and inequities in the workplace and political leadership are nearly as bad as they were 25 years ago, the global agency […]
Call for Christians to unite in pandemic to fight injustices
Vatican CityAP Two authoritative religious bodies on Thursday called on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injustice. The Vatican and the World Council of Churches, which is based in Switzerland, issued a joint document noting that the COVID-19 outbreak has drawn attention to […]