Government of the United Kingdom
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty.
Crucial global goals to reduce hunger and poverty and curb climate change have gone backwards or stalled, the United Nations Secretary-General warns in a new report, as the COVID-19 outbreak moves from being a health crisis to becoming the “worst human and economic crisis of our lifetimes”.
On Saturday, finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman announced sweeping reforms in the coal and mining sectors. Earlier, only captive consumers with end-use ownership could bid.
The independent "task force on a resilient recovery" includes individuals who are already prominent in the discussion around moving toward a greener future.