3 articles

• The Great Lockdown hits the Third World hard

  7 January 2021, by Gilbert Achcar, Le Monde diplomatique

  With the Covid-19 pandemic, the planet is experiencing its worst economic crisis since the inter-war period. Explosion of unemployment, food insecurity, school dropout...: if the effects of the "great lockdown" are felt everywhere, they are multiplied in poor countries, where the informal sector, by definition devoid of social protection, holds a preponderant place.

• Declare Poverty Illegal

  20 October 2020, by MESTRUM Francine

  On this 17th of October, International Day for Poor People, noble and well-intentioned beautiful declarations will be made to honour people rendered and living in poverty. However, if we want to help them, we need to go and look at the winners and tax them. And change the system.

• Emmaüs International

  27 July 2018, by Emmaüs International

  Created in 1971 by French priest, Abbé Pierre, Emmaus International is made up of 350 member organisations in 37 different countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.