Asia Pacific Jun 16, 2021
The country's leader also said the economy "has shown improvement as a whole,” on the back of increased industrial output.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 31, 2021
Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan's homeless as government touts 'self-reliance'
As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the burden is unduly falling on so-called nonregular workers whose employment is unstable.
Asia Pacific May 30, 2021
With the pandemic unraveling years of poverty reduction, experts warn that many could remain trapped in a vicious cycle of hardship even after lockdowns are lifted.
Asia Pacific May 28, 2021
Millions in Myanmar struggle to buy food as coup price hike bites
Livelihoods have been lost after strikes and factory closures, fuel prices have shot up and those lucky enough to have bank savings face daylong lines to withdraw cash.
World May 7, 2021
Rice is keeping world’s food crisis from getting worse
by Randy Thanthong-Knight and Pratik Parija
Rice is the predominant source of nourishment each day for more than 3 billion people, and yet it hasn’t rallied anything like other agricultural commodities.
Asia Pacific Jan 14, 2021
Tigers stalk as storms and poverty force Indians deep into mangrove forests
by Devjyot Ghoshal
Local media, which closely follow tiger attacks, have reported up to 21 deaths last year, from 13 both in 2018 and 2019.
Asia Pacific Dec 9, 2020
More afraid of hunger: COVID-19 rules causing many in Philippines to starve
Charities are struggling to meet the ever-growing demand for food as millions of families go hungry across the country.
Commentary / World Dec 8, 2020
Giving with the heart and the mind
by Peter Singer and Lucius Caviola
Very few charities are outright frauds. The bigger issue is that following your heart ignores research on which charities are the most effective.
World Dec 2, 2020
China scores big against poverty but the poor haven’t gone away
by Clara Ferreira Marques
Almost 90% of the population was below the international poverty threshold in 1981, according to the World Bank; by the 2019, that was under 1%.
Commentary / World Oct 23, 2020
How the green revolution is harming Africa
by Jayati Ghosh
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, around two billion people globally were experiencing food insecurity, and close to 750 million faced chronic or severe hunger.
Asia Pacific Oct 16, 2020
Storms and pandemic raise fear of worst North Korea famine since 1990s
Three destructive typhoons, U.S.-backed sanctions and the global pandemic are fueling concern that North Korea’s 26 million people could slip back into the devastating food shortages the country faced during the rule of Kim Jong Un’s father in the 1990s. Kim said the country is ...
Commentary / World Sep 23, 2020
Celebrating 75 years of the United Nations
by Jose Antonio Ocampo
The U.N. and the belief in global solidarity that it embodies have never been more essential as the world finds itself in turmoil amid a virus pandemic and a recession.