A Yemeni woman collects spilled grains from the ground after receiving food aid at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen, on April 29. The country is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, the UN has warned. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Yemeni woman collects spilled grains from the ground after receiving food aid at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen, on April 29. The country is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, the UN has warned. Photo: EPA-EFE
William R. Rhodes
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William R. Rhodes and Stuart P.M. Mackintosh

G20 paralysis is bad news for tackling global food, health and climate crises

  • In its early years, the G20 oversaw cooperation on issues ranging from financial stability to inclusive growth and climate change. Today, major players are blocking it from operating effectively
  • Geopolitical tensions, war and new national security concerns mean the multilateral coordination of globalisation is now on life support

William R. RhodesStuart P.M. Mackintosh
William R. Rhodes and Stuart P.M. Mackintosh

Updated: 12:15pm, 15 Jun, 2022

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A Yemeni woman collects spilled grains from the ground after receiving food aid at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen, on April 29. The country is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, the UN has warned. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Yemeni woman collects spilled grains from the ground after receiving food aid at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen, on April 29. The country is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, the UN has warned. Photo: EPA-EFE
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