The poor
Poverty policy and regulation
Public Good or Private Wealth? - Oxfam Briefing Paper
Billionaire fortunes increased by 12 percent last year – or $2.5 billion a day – while the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity saw their wealth decline by 11 percent. ‘Public Good or Private Wealth’ shows the growing gap between rich ...
2018 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food, and Energy
The Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy is the largest annual knowledge-sharing event in the Greater Mekong. It presents research-based evidence to non-governmental organisations, policy-makers, the private sector, and development agencies. It does this through carefully designed and facilitated dialogues. The 2018 Greater Mekong ...
Online photo exhibit on Local Food Systems
A food system is the journey that food takes from production to consumption. It includes growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, consuming, and disposing of food. This online photo exhibition pays homage to local food systems in Asia and the people and communities that shape them. View the photo exhibition ...
Data for a food secure world: Takeaways from the Crawford Fund annual conference
Devex has written up a handy summary article of key take-aways from the 2017 Crawford Fund Annual Conference, for which the theme was Transforming lives and livelihoods through the digital revolution in agriculture, from which a strong case for open data emerged. Read the introduction below and the ...
Which countries are achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals fastest?
The ultimate aim of the Sustainable Development Goals, which replaced the Millennium Development Goals in 2015, is to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for everyone. Each goal has specific targets that need to be met by 2030.So how close are countries to ...
Twitter and UN Global Pulse announce data partnership
Twitter and UN Global Pulse have announced a data and analytics partnership to aid implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Read the press release below and find out more at the UN’s website.—Twitter and UN Global Pulse today announced a partnership that will provide the ...
