Beset by earthquakes, poverty and gang violence, the country is desperate for aid. However it must be the right kind, say localsThe death toll is still rising 10 days after a catastrophic earthquake struck southern Haiti on the morning of 14 August, le…
‘Nothing to eat’: Somalia hit by triple threat of climate crisis, Covid and conflict
Overlapping crises have pushed the fragile east African country to the ‘cusp of humanitarian catastrophe’, with one in four facing food insecuritySuch was the horror that erupted in her village earlier this year that Fadumo Ali Mohamed decided she had …
Labour to pledge shake-up of universal credit as part of wider ‘new deal’
Shadow work and pensions secretary expected to propose taper rate reduction that will be first element of social security overhaulLabour will promise on Monday to overhaul the universal credit system by allowing low-income workers to earn more without …
‘The hypocrisy is nauseating’: Wes Streeting on state school arts cuts
Shadow child poverty secretary wants all pupils to have access to arts education after decade of Tory cutsWes Streeting can’t claim to be his inner-city comp’s most famous alumni. That claim goes to the Hollywood actor John Boyega who, like the shadow …
The Guardian view on children’s care in crisis: the high price of neglect | Editorial
After years of cuts, the pandemic has left social services and the young people they support brutally exposed About the only good thing that can be said about the worsening crisis in children’s social care is that it is being talked about. The extremel…
Universal credit cut will come as shock for claimants, says Labour
Government accused of failing to effectively communicate £20 reduction with many families unaware of imminent cutLabour has accused the government of failing to prepare struggling low-income families for October’s £20-a-week cut in universal credit pay…
‘Hidden pandemic’: Peruvian children in crisis as carers die
With 93,000 children in Peru losing a parent to Covid, many face depression, anxiety and povertyWhen Covid-19 began shutting down Nilda López’s vital organs, doctors decided that the best chance of saving her and her unborn baby was to put her into a c…
The Guardian view on energy bills: a price hike that threatens millions | Editorial
Raising the cap on gas and electricity charges will have a societal impact across Britain – and a political one tooThe energy regulator Ofgem sounded apologetic as it announced another big rise in the industry’s price cap on Friday. It was right to do …
Marcus Rashford urges health staff to spread word about food vouchers
Healthy Start scheme for weekly vouchers not taken up by 40% of eligible low-income households Footballer Marcus Rashford is calling on health workers to spread the word about free food vouchers for children from low-income households after it emerged …
Johnson faces rebellion over ‘intolerable’ hunger and poverty in home counties
Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, urged ministers not to ignore the cost of living crisis in constituencies like hisBoris Johnson faces another backbench rebellion over the Treasury’s spending this autumn, as a high-profile Tory MP hit out at “intolerable” …