A full list of STWR’s publications as well as related news, articles and blogs can be found below.
Achieving social justice on an overpopulated planet
Blog / 5th June 2020Only through a peaceful mass movement on a global scale, putting the needs of the poorest first and foremost, will we finally set foot on the road to a more equal, sustainable and inclusive future, writes Sonja Scherndl.
Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief
News / 29th May 2020Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a virtual high-level meeting on financing for development.
The Northern Hemisphere must not stand by and let coronavirus devastate the South
Blog / 26th May 2020There is a danger that Covid-19 will significantly increase the gap between rich and poor nations. It’s time to put in place an ambitious plan to overcome this crisis and save more than 30 million lives.
Is now the moment for a standing UN ‘911’ service?
Article / 23rd May 2020With a “UN 911” first responder for complex emergencies, the UN would finally have a rapid, reliable capacity to help save millions of lives and trillions of dollars, writes H. Peter Langille for Foreign Policy in Focus.
The case for degrowth in a time of pandemic
Article / 23rd May 2020What is happening during this pandemic is not degrowth. Our real goal is to purposefully slow things down in order to live meaningfully through commoning, sharing and working less in more equal societies, write Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria.