Despite the will of the majority of its members to see the global governance body embrace new tools to deal with the challenges of the century, [...]Read the full article
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Every year, US$88.6 billion leaves Africa in the form of illicit capital flight, according to the UN. Africa is affected more than all other [...]Read the full article
Should scientific knowledge be treated as a ‘public good’ or does it have a market value like anything else? The UN and its agencies have long [...]Read the full article
The sheer scale of the fires consuming the Amazon rainforest during 2019 has brought the idea of the Amazon being collectively managed by the [...]Read the full article
The UN takes a step forward in promoting universal health coverage
Chloé Maurel:
About 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year because of out-of-pocket spending on health. Universal health coverage [...]Read the full article
Chloé Maurel:
About 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year because of out-of-pocket spending on health. Universal health coverage [...]Read the full article
The ‘Declaration on the Rights of Peasants’ illustrates the concern within the United Nations, which has declared 2019 to 2028 ‘The Decade of Family [...]Read the full article
“There is a deeply unjust imbalance: a victim of a multinational cannot apply to any court for justice, while a multinational can turn against [...]Read the full article
UNESCO’s World Heritage list is being taken advantage of; culture is being used for political and economic ends.Read the full article
If the UN is to overcome the crisis and the uncertain situation it faces, the organisation must reform, and its member states will have to give [...]Read the full article
We need to support the steps taken by the UN and go even further, by reaffirming the right to migrate as a human [...]Read the full article
The indigenous peoples question is a complex one, as it implies a change in the concept of rights and the role of the [...]Read the full article
We are witnessing the privatisation of education on a massive scale, on all continentsRead the full article
