Global Supply Shortages Reach All the Way to a Haitian Aid Group

Continuing disruption to factory production and bottlenecks in shipping are leaving nonprofit groups short of goods for vulnerable communities worldwide.

Opinion | Rich Countries Worry About Booster Shots. They Should Be Worried About Africa.

Just 20 percent of people in low- and lower-middle-income countries have had a Covid-19 vaccine dose — versus 80 percent in richer countries.

The Covid Crisis Is Now a Garbage Crisis, Too

Overblown fears that the coronavirus could be transmitted through surfaces have created a stigma around handling nonhazardous trash, experts say. Some recyclable waste has been junked or burned.

The Pandemic Has Set Back the Fight Against H.I.V., TB and Malaria

Prevention and treatment fell in poor countries last year as access to health care declined, according to a new report.

Climate Change Is a ‘Hammer Hitting Us on the Head,’ Developing Nations Say

Leaders of vulnerable countries, as well as activists, said Monday’s blistering United Nations report must galvanize global action. But major emitters are dragging their heels.

Where a Vast Global Vaccination Program Went Wrong

After months of struggle, the U.N.-backed Covax alliance will soon have many more doses, promising relief for vaccine shortages in poorer countries. But it faces a deepening crisis: difficulties getting shots into arms as the Delta variant spreads.

Opinion | It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn

Where is the urgency on climate change?

I.M.F. Board Backs $650 Billion Aid Plan to Help Poor Countries

The expansion of emergency reserves to help fund vaccines and pay down debt is politically contentious in the United States.

Climate Change Is Destroying My Country. The Nations Causing It Must Help.

Islands like the Bahamas are paying the price for wealthier nations’ emissions — an injustice crying out for a global remedy.

The Struggles of India’s Vaccine Giant

How an export ban has left millions of people without coronavirus vaccines and imperiled the reputation of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine maker.

This Is the Plan to Rescue Poor Countries From the Pandemic

A proposal advanced by the International Monetary Fund aims to supply the developing world with extra money to buy vaccines, pay down debt and expand relief programs.

Opinion | Samantha Power Still Believes America Can Help Save the World

Can the new head of U.S. foreign aid make America good again?

Opinion | Vaccinate the World! The Best Investment Ever.

Here's a way for Biden to assert United States leadership to benefit the world and safeguard the American economy.