Tag: human rights

Creating Energy and Fighting Waste in Yemen

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is considered to be among the worst in the world. In 2019, 80 per cent of Yemen’s people were in need—an estimated 24 million people. The 2019 Humanitarian Needs...

‘Climate Apartheid’ Will See Millions of World’s Poorest Severely Impacted

A ‘climate apartheid’ will see millions of the world’s poorest people severely impacted. That’s the chilling forecast from UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, who said even if...

Environmental Problems Go Hand In Hand With Social Injustice: North Carolina Wants to End That

Here’s a relationship that is becoming clearer by the day: environmental issues disproportionately impact the poor and communities of color.Consider the crisis in Flint, Michigan. In 2014, the city captured national attention...

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