Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, with poverty and climate change adding to the crisis, says UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard after visiting the country.
Malaysia lays claim to the world’s lowest national poverty rate by using an unduly low poverty line that does not reflect the cost of living, and by excluding vulnerable populations from its official figures, said UN human rights expert Philip Alston at the end of a mission to the country.
Some Universal Credit claimants are left with as little as £20 per week to cover bills, food and other essential costs, Work and Pensions Committee finds.