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Just 162 billionaires have the same wealth as half of humanity
News / 21st January 2020In a stark reminder of gaping global inequality, a new report by Oxfam reveals that 162 billionaires, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world.
UN sounds alarm over unprecedented levels of hunger in southern Africa
News / 16th January 2020Southern Africa is in the throes of a climate emergency, with hunger levels in the region on a previously unseen scale, the UN has warned.
Speaking to power: Global protest to #FightInequality
Event / Saturday, 18th January 2020Each year in January, members of the Fight Inequality Alliance mobilise across the world to highlight the crisis of inequality and to demonstrate that people are demanding an end to the age of greed and putting forward their solutions for a more equal society.
3% of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth
Blog / 13th January 2020A billboards project from World Beyond War highlights how little of current U.S. military spending could permanently end hunger and extreme poverty globally.
Ballooning debt forces poor countries to cut public spending
Blog / 13th January 2020Poorer countries are cutting public spending in response to a “growing debt crisis”, campaigners have warned.