A top UN official, José Graziano da Silva, has stressed how the fight against hunger and climate change will depend on the success of sustainable development of...
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better is a book that explores poverty and inequality, targeting the huge social and economic gap between...
Dame Jane Goodall is a world-renowned pioneer in the study of chimpanzee behaviour, a UN messenger of peace, an ethologist and an anthropologist – one who...
A recent report by a coalition of religious institutions sought to dispel a number of myths relating to poverty. Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level: Why More...
1807 was a year of great progress in the battle against slavery. The US passed an act prohibiting the importation of slaves, and the UK banned...
According to a recent report, the media has created a number of myths about poverty, which has led the most vulnerable being blamed for the UK’s...
Zambia vice-president Guy Scott has called for long-term sustainable investments in Africa, in order to help the continent capitalise on its unique and flourishing natural resources....
Solar power charity SolarAid, which sells portable solar lights, expects to have sold 320,000 products in a year by the end of March – an almost...
The media has created myths that blame the most vulnerable people for our economic and societal woes by twisting and misusing statistics, according to a hard-hitting...
Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke has warned about the possible consequences of a global water shortage – a threat that will hit the food industry particularly hard....
Some of the world’s largest food and beverage companies fail to meet ethical and environmental standards in developing countries, a report by Oxfam has revealed. The...
Some of the UK’s leading charities and a collection of the world’s most recognisable faces have lent their backing to a new campaign that aims to...
The United Nations General Assembly has established a 30-member working group that will aim to draw up a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Issues such...
Ramped up responsible investment into agriculture could help tackle poverty and hunger across the world, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). It says...
Last week’s report on global food waste highlights a key opportunity to improving both current and future global food security, writes Paul West of the University of...