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How the world can help Rohingya refugees

It took the tug of a shirt. A history revisited. One of Oxfam’s most experienced water engineers, Zulfiquar Ali Haider, was recently approached by a man in his sixties, who was living i...

As the world faces an unprecedented famine threat, the G7 nations must act

We all celebrated. Poverty in the world halved in just two decades – historic success, humankind at its best, a world altogether more free, less exposed to disease, less violent. More gir...

Winnie Byanyima: We need a new African economic system that works for everyone

Durban is a city of two halves. The slums and street hawkers contrast sharply with the upmarket houses and shopping malls of the city's wealthy suburbs. It is in this setting that politic...

8 hombres poseen la misma riqueza que los 3.600 millones de personas más pobres del mundo. Debemos reequilibrar nuestro modelo económico.

Sólo ocho personas poseen la misma riqueza que la mitad más pobre y vulnerable de la población mundial, 3.600 millones de personas. Ya ni siquiera podemos hablar de "personas", porque est...

8 men have the same wealth as 3.6 billion of the world's poorest people. We must rebalance this unjust economy

Today just eight people have the same wealth as 3.6 billion of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. It’s actually not even “people” anymore, as these fortunate few are all men.

La cooperación para el desarrollo está en caída libre, pero no es tarde para salvarla

Estamos en una época de cambios internacionales de escala sísmica. Estoy tan nerviosa como cualquier madre por el futuro de mi hijo. Me preocupa la repentina inestabilidad de los sistemas...

Foreign aid is failing fast. But it's not too late to fix it

This is a time of seismic global shifts. I am as anxious as any parent about her child’s future. I’m worried about the sudden shakiness of the systems that we trust to resolve disputes pe...

People are dying because they can't access life-saving drugs. That has to change

When I was called on to join the High Level Panel (HLP) on Access to Medicines set up by the UN Secretary General, I jumped at the opportunity. I am still haunted by the memory of my Ugan...

Una élite poderosa y corrupta está despojando a África de sus riquezas

La última remesa de los Panama Papers de un grupo de periodistas de investigación, se centró en sociedades ficticias y la corrupción en África. Leí sus conclusiones con gran interés y adv...

A powerful and corrupt elite is robbing Africa of its riches

The latest batch of the Panama Papers from a group of investigative journalists focused on shell companies and corruption in Africa. I read their findings with great interest and noticed ...

The UN secretary-general should be a woman. More than that, a feminist

The process for arguably the top political job on the planet is well underway. And the time is right for a woman and a feminist to take the helm.

Let’s ditch the economy of the 1% and replace it with a human economy

If we want an economy of the 1%, then GDP is very useful. It tells us all we need to know. But if we want an economy that works for us all, we have to pay attention to what it is not tell...

Business needs to give up tax havens

62. That’s the magic number at this year’s World Economic Forum, where political and business leaders will debate how to improve the state of the globe. 62 people now have the same wealth...

Latin America is the world's most unequal region. Here's how to fix it

This article was originally published ahead of January's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.

Why women need a bigger role in peace negotiations