Tag: Vulnerable

Commonwealth and Azerbaijan Launch Funding Initiative to Support Climate-Vulnerable Island Nations

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Sharya Christiana -
The Government of Azerbaijan, along with the Commonwealth Secretariat, has taken a major step towards strengthening cooperation regarding the...

Why Pacific Seasonal Workers Say Australia’s PALM Scheme Leaves Them Vulnerable to Exploitation and Retaliation

Pacific Sharya Christiana -
Seasonal workers from Pacific Island nations employed under Australia’s Pacific Australia Labor Mobility (PALM) scheme are increasingly reluctant to...

Nearly 50% of Canadians struggle to make ends meet

Canada and Caribbean admin -
Ottawa (Commonwealth Union)_ A recent Statistics Canada report highlights a sharp increase in the financial strain experienced by Canadians...

Climate-vulnerable nations

Environment Warsha De Silva -
Earth and Habitat (Commonwealth Union) _Countries most susceptible to climate change, particularly in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and...

Grocery stores sell less than cost price to increase sales

Canada and Caribbean admin -
When you go to a store for a quick post-work grocery run, hoping to pick up a cheap, ready-made...

Do youhear the dead speaking?

Science & Tech admin -
According to research, 5 – 10 percent of all individuals, including healthy ones, hear voices linked to their dead. Researchers...
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Sri Lanka’s most vulnerable paddy farmers get fertilizer, seed and training

Global Savithri Rodrigo -
Colombo Sri Lanka (Commonwealth Union)_The economic crisis including the ban of fertilizer from about two years ago has seen...

New tool may predict who is most vulnerable to COVID-19

Science & Tech S De Silva -
England (Commonwealth Union) – Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in late-2019, the virus went from a disease we had...

Life near globe’s vulnerable coral reefs increases strain

Environment S De Silva -
Colchester, Essex (Commonwealth Union)– Almost half of the world’s population live closer to the coast a figure that is...

NZ introduced new lending rules to protect vulnerable borrowers…

Business & Trade Veronica Elishya -
WELLINGTON (CU)_Last year, the government of New Zealand introduced new home lending rules, with the aim of protecting vulnerable...

Elderly and vulnerable customers at risk of being cut adrift

Business & Trade Michael Alfonsia -
LONDON (CU)_The pandemic launched a digital transformation across the globe, leading a major shift in payment trends and triggering...

Calls for a robust plan to protect the most vulnerable

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Veronica Elishya -
(CU)_The G20 Health and Development Partnership hosted the annual Health20 Summit, earlier this week, providing an opportunity for G20...

An alarming number of Australians are highly vulnerable to loss of income

Money Veronica Elishya -
MELBOURNE (CU)_The COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the lives and livelihood of millions of people across the globe, underscored the...

Vulnerable countries are not asking for much…

Environment Michael Alfonsia -
(CU)_As the countries across the globe prepare for COP26, scheduled to be held in Glasgow in November, one of...