Society & Justice
Progress in rights, equity and the way societies care for people.
Society & Justice
Child labour fell by 22 million children, reversing a four-year rise
The ILO and UNICEF count 138 million children in child labour in 2024, down from 160 million in 2020. The increase recorded between 2016 and 2020 has been reversed, and the total is a little over half what it was in 2000.
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Global hunger has fallen for a third year running
Five United Nations agencies estimate that 645 million people went hungry in 2025, 14 million fewer than in 2024 and 43 million fewer than at the 2022 peak. In Africa, a rise that had run since 2017 has paused.
Society & Justice
Croatia declared mine-free, 31 years after its war
Croatia cleared the last of its landmines in March 2026, destroying nearly 107,000 mines across three decades.
Society & Justice
Suriname becomes the first Amazonian country certified malaria-free
A country that once had the highest malaria burden in the Americas has driven local transmission to zero.
