Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says
News / 11th September 2018New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 released today.
Extreme hunger could kill 600,000 children in war zones this year
News / 10th September 2018More than half a million children in conflict zones could die from extreme hunger before the end of the year, new research by Save the Children shows.
Rise for climate: powerful global mobilisation concludes demanding real climate leadership
News / 10th September 2018This weekend over 250,000 people took part in more than 900 actions in 95 countries. The Rise for Climate mobilizations demanded political action to keep fossil fuels in the ground and deliver a swift and just transition to 100% renewable energy for all.
200 stars urge 'serious' action on climate change in letter to Le Monde
News / 4th September 2018Two hundred of the world’s most prominent artists and scientists signed an open letter in French daily Le Monde on Monday calling for urgent political action to address the “global catastrophe” facing mankind and other species.
Evidence to UN highlights extreme poverty in UK
News / 23rd August 2018The international human rights lawyer Philip Alston is investigating extreme poverty in the UK, following his similar visit to the US earlier this year. He will examine if the right to an adequate standard of living, enshrined in UN conventions, is being breached across the country.