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‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
News / 1st May 2026Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits.
ISDS is a threat to our collective future
Article / 28th April 2026Over 340 civil society organisations have signed an open statement calling on governments around the world to build a coalition to “free themselves” from a little-known international system of secretive tribunals.
Global hunger report warns of rising malnutrition and famine risks
News / 27th April 2026Conflict and violence were the causes of most of the acute hunger in 2025, affecting nearly 150 million people.
Time running out on development goals as finance dries up, UN warns
News / 22nd April 2026Rising conflicts, the climate crisis and shrinking development finance are putting growing pressure on the poorest and most vulnerable countries – pushing development goals further off track.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum embraces healthcare as a human right
Blog / 20th April 2026Healthcare is neither a commodity nor the exclusive privilege of the wealthy—it is a human right. Far from “outrageous,” guaranteeing healthcare to all is about ensuring that everyone can live a rich and fulfilling life.
Military escalation in Middle East could push more than 30 million people into poverty worldwide
News / 20th April 2026Ongoing military escalation in the Middle East puts tens of millions of people at risk of falling into poverty across 162 countries, according to new projections released today by the United Nations Development Programme.
Tax day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it
Article / 17th April 2026There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us.
Rich countries slash development aid in a short-sighted move with long-term global consequences
News / 16th April 2026A historic drop in overseas aid from OECD countries upends decades of aid commitments and puts millions of people around the world at risk.
The Strait of Hormuz, gate to the Great Sea
Article / 13th April 2026The US-Israeli war on Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a choke point for the world economy, with the gravest consequences falling not on the powerful but on the poorer nations of the Global South.
It’s time to slash US military spending by half
Blog / 10th April 2026Instead of rebalancing spending so that more money is going to things like daycare and health care that would help the people of the United States, President Trump wants to make the gargantuan military budget even larger.