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Global South urges rich countries: Lift monopolies on COVID-19 medical products

News / 16th February 2021

Ahead of critical talks at the World Trade Organization, civil society and trade unions from the Global South are calling on rich countries’ leaders to stop blocking a proposal to waive certain intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and other medical products.

Climate change seen as global emergency by 64 per cent of people

News / 6th February 2021

The biggest ever poll of climate change views has found that 64 per cent of people think the issue is a “global emergency”.

Covid vaccine: WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure'

News / 21st January 2021

The world faces a "catastrophic moral failure" because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

Covid billionaires should help starving people, says charity boss

News / 13th January 2021

Billionaires whose wealth has soared during the coronavirus pandemic should stump up to provide emergency aid to the record numbers of people facing starvation, accordinng to the head of a US charity supporting the World Food Programme.