Plus India could be key to peace in Ukraine and a child’s death in China sparks new outrage over the zero Covid policy.
Tag: Third World and Developing Countries
At COP27, Developing Nations Have a Message for Polluters: Pay Up
Poor countries facing climate hazards want the United States and other industrialized nations to compensate them for the harm caused by greenhouse gases.
Nations Must Increase Funding to Cope With Climate Shocks, U.N. Warns
Failing to help developing nations brace for disruption will lead to increased conflict and widespread suffering, the United Nations wrote in a new report.
Indian Drugs, Sold Worldwide, Sometimes Deadly
Deaths believed to be linked to contaminated cough syrups in Gambia have brought attention to loose regulations in India and a lack of testing capacity in poor importing nations.
Britain Scales Back Foreign Aid, Threatening Progress in Global Health
The nation is often the second-largest donor to groups working in poor countries to prevent and treat infectious diseases, and to provide reproductive health services to women.
Britain Slashes Foreign Aid: ‘You Couldn’t Pick a Worse Time’
The nation is often the second-largest donor to groups working in poor countries to prevent and treat infectious diseases, and to provide reproductive health services to women.
Crude Comments From Europe’s Top Diplomat Point to Bigger Problems
Josep Borrell Fontelles said Europe was “a garden,” and the world “a jungle,” triggering charges of neocolonialism and racism just as the E.U. tries to drum up support in the developing world.
20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments
The countries want their collective $685 billion in debts forgiven so the money can be invested in climate projects.
Can New Vaccines Finally Eradicate Malaria?
Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease.
A New Shot Guards Against H.I.V., but Access for Africans Is Uncertain
An injection every two months rather than a daily pill could shield many more women from the virus, but it is unavailable in places that need it most.