Coronavirus expected to peak in world's poorest countries in ... - CBS News

Since the time that the U.N's response plan was first launched in late March, $1 billion in funding has been raised, but the humanitarian agency has now upped its appeal from $2 billion to $6.7 ... Read More

Why a Grand Plan to Vaccinate the World Against Covid Unraveled

This spring, American epidemiologist Seth Berkley had to break some bad news to the world’s poorest countries: millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses promised to them weren’t coming. Read More

Gates Foundation boosts funding to get coronavirus vaccines to the ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is putting another $250 million into development and delivery of diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines for the world’s poorest people. Skip to content Local News ... Read More

'Challenge' to maintain world's focus on global health after COVID-19 ...

Asking the world to prioritise saving lives in the world's poorest countries is increasingly challenging in a world still rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of climate change, rising ... Read More

Food Security Implications of Covid-19 on the World’s Poorest People

The COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding into an economic crisis with profound implications for food security. Food price increases due to supply chain disruptions can lead to an increase in depth and scope ... Read More

How a lifeline for the world’s poorest is being cut off due to Covid ...

The World Bank estimates that global remittances will fall 20% in 2020 due to Covid-19 — cutting about $100 billion from a vital source of funds for the world’s poorest people. Read More

Will COVID-19 Spur a Peoples’ Bailout for the World’s Poorest?

The question is whether COVID-19 will awaken us to the stark inequalities of our world, or does it simply represent a new cause of impoverishment for the ... Read More

Mexican President Calls on World's Richest to Help World's Poorest

Mexico's president has called on the world's wealthiest to take action to help the poorest, the Associated Press reported. Andrés Manuel López Obrador pitched a new plan to the U.N. Security ... Read More

The World Cannot Afford ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ | TIME

Their short-term approach to addressing COVID-19 exacerbated the pandemic’s impact on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people—not least in terms of vaccine production and distribution ... Read More

Davos Confronts a New World Order - The New York Times

The Covid-19 pandemic, invasion of Ukraine, trend toward autocracy and economic inequalities challenge the World Economic Forum’s relevance. By Roger Cohen This article is part of our special ... Read More

The billionaires at Davos protect themselves from COVID-19, while ...

Guidance on COVID-19 safety measures instituted at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. [Photo: World Economic Forum] While these attendees bask in fresh, disinfected air, on their ... Read More