Global tax on billionaires becomes possibility as Brazil's president cements G20 agreement
News / 20th November 2024A landmark call for billionaires to be taxed at a minimum rate has been agreed to in principle at the G20 summit, as all countries present endorsed the measure.
‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies
News / 8th November 2024“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict, say UN agencies.
'Unacceptable,' advocates say as COP16 ends without biodiversity fund deal
News / 4th November 2024Officials at the international biodiversity conference were forced to suspend talks without reaching an agreement on a key issue of the summit—a detailed finance plan for a dedicated biodiversity fund.
Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity
News / 24th October 2024STWR joins a coalition of more than 150 NGOs urging the international community to end the impunity that has allowed atrocities by Israeli forces against civilians to escalate in Gaza, the West Bank and now Lebanon.
Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century
News / 22nd October 2024At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, according to the World Bank.