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The track record of the collective West In regards to human rights and international law
Article / 7th April 2026The collective West's pretentions to be leaders in the fields of international law and human rights have collapsed, writes Alfred de Zayas.
Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity
News / 2nd April 2026New findings from Oxfam highlight the urgent need for coordinated international action to tax extreme wealth and end the use of tax havens.
Iran War threatens world food crisis
Blog / 1st April 2026While media coverage of Iran’s restrictions on passage through the Hormuz Straits focuses on fuel prices, partial closure is also disrupting crucial fertiliser and other supplies, risking catastrophe for billions worldwide.
The Security Council has allowed unchecked power and brutality. To protect peace, we must reform the UN
Article / 30th March 2026A world without rules is an insecure world. It’s time for multilateralism that truly reflects the global order, writes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Leading economists and legal scholars call for urgent action to remove policy barrier to climate progress ahead of Colombia’s fossil-fuel phase out conference
News / 27th March 2026Over 200 prominent scholars have issued a powerful public letter urging decisive change in trade policy to address global climate action.
Better uses for the money Pete Hegseth wants to throw at Trump’s illegal Iran war
Blog / 26th March 2026The $200 billion that Hegseth now wants for his and Trump’s Iran war could instead feed and care for everyone at risk of losing healthcare or food aid due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Earth’s climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns
Blog / 24th March 2026The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands. The only way to avoid the worst is to urgently ditch fossil fuels.
Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children under five die prematurely
News / 23rd March 2026An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to United Nations agencies.
UK slashes aid to poorest nations in ‘moral catastrophe’ of 40% savings – and fails to protect HIV funding fully
News / 20th March 2026The UK government is to slash aid spending to some of the poorest countries in the world, as part of moves to reduce spending by 40 per cent.
UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’
News / 19th March 2026Climate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk.