Last week, representatives from states and international organisations attended the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris – a first-of-its-kind conference aimed at examining how the global financial system exacerbates economic challenges for the Global South. The summit was the outcome of a radical call to restructure the global financial system, led by Barbados Prime Minister...Read More

I am from a disappearing nation. My country, Bangladesh, is one of several at risk of becoming submerged partially or completely by rising sea levels caused by climate change in the coming decades. 75 percent of the country lies below sea level. Bangladesh, a tropical country on top of a low-lying delta, is no stranger to flooding, especially during monsoon season....Read More