Mbaye Mbeguere is Senior Wash Manager (Urban) at WaterAid*
Maria 5, and Tendo, 4, have learnt the habit of regularly washing their hands whenever they arrive back home from playing with their friends, Kamwokya II Ward, Central Division, Kampala City, Uganda. April 2020. Credit: WaterAid/ James Kiyimba
DAKAR, Senegal, Oct 14 2020 (IPS) – For those who live in slums and informal settlements, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront their greatest vulnerabilities. But they are fighting back; organising, and coming up with creative ways to protect their communities.
Regular handwashing with soap and water is a first line of defence in protecting from deadly diseas…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 21 2021 (IPS) – As developing countries struggle to cope with the pandemic, they risk being set back further by restrictive fiscal policies. These were imposed by rich countries who no longer practice them if they ever did. Instead, the global South urgently needs bold policies to ensure adequate relief, recovery and reform.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Bold fiscal responses needed
Governments must mobilise and deploy resources sustainably and fairly, consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With rich countries’ refusal to help more, adequate government financing is crucial.
Taxation is typically a more sustainable, effective…