ANTANANARIVO – Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday after killing 21 people, displacing 70,000 and devastating the drought-hit island’s agricultural heartland, leading the UN to warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis. Madagascar was already reeling from a tropical storm which killed 55 people late last month, and the latest extreme weather event came … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has pressed more than 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN said Wednesday, after working hours tumbled and access to good-quality jobs vanished. UN’s International Labor Organization warned in a report that the labor market catastrophe created by the pandemic was far from over. Employment was not expected to bounce back … Read more
Covid-19 has affected the world in various ways, one of them is affecting the world economy. The entire world is badly shaken by the after-effects of the pandemic, the developed countries have faced numerous losses, whereas the underdeveloped countries are still struggling to get the vaccine. The partial ability of most developing and emerging economies … Read more
Drought in 13 West African countries has left about 45 million people food insecurity. According to reports, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said that the number of malnourished people has increased by 10% compared to last year. They said that normal weather has had its effects, economic pressures and poverty have increased, while COVID-19 … Read more
The United Nations says more than 100 million children in South Asia could fall below the poverty line as a result of the long-term effects of the coronavirus. According to details, the UN report said that the number of coronavirus cases has increased in the past few weeks in this densely populated region. The report … Read more
