As wealthy countries react to the new Omicron virus variant with travel bans and booster shots, the World Health Organization scolded them, calling the steps ineffective and unfair.
Tag: Income Inequality
Pressure Grows on G20 Nations to Get Covid Vaccines to the Poor
The world’s leaders are focusing on preventing future pandemics, but experts say rich nations are not doing enough to help the poor survive the current one.
U.N. Group Blames Unequal Vaccine Access for Bigger Global Economic Gap
Wealthier countries with high vaccination rates have had speedier economic recoveries than poorer countries with low vaccination rates, the International Labor Organization said.
Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges
At the Athens Democracy Forum, world leaders met to discuss the challenges democratic governments face around the world
Yet Another Covid Victim: Capitalism
Two economic experts from two different nations agree that the pandemic has altered the world’s economy and brought capitalism and its power into question.
‘Squid Game,’ the Netflix Hit, Taps South Korean Fears
The dystopian Netflix hit taps South Korea’s worries about costly housing and scarce jobs, concerns familiar to its U.S. and international viewers.
Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say
A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not the same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing.
Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say
A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing.
At Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the World
But his plans face a tough road as pressure grows for big pharmaceutical companies to share their vaccine technologies with poorer nations.
China’s Xi Pressures Tycoons With ‘Common Prosperity’ Talk
As the country’s leader prepares for a likely third term, he is promising “common prosperity” to lift farmers and working families into the middle class.