A full list of STWR’s publications as well as related news, articles and blogs can be found below.
Will the US abandon the world’s poorest?
Blog / 22nd June 2017Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid disproportionately target the poorest countries, and serve a signal that this administration is not concerned with fighting poverty, writes Aria Grabowski from Oxfam America.
South Sudan no longer has 'famine,' UN says, but 2 million remain near starvation
News / 22nd June 2017South Sudan no longer has areas in famine, but almost two million people are on the brink of starvation and an estimated six million people — half the population — will face extreme food insecurity between June and July, according to reports by the government and the United Nations.
#Taxjustice for #publicservices campaign takes off
News / 22nd June 2017From 19-23 June 2017, #TaxJustice for #PublicServices Global Week of Action events are rolling out around the world, from South Africa to Tunisia, Brazil to Perú, Vietnam to Bangladesh, and Spain to the Netherlands.
Here’s why donating £2 a month cannot possibly end poverty
Article / 22nd June 2017To stop global inequality, aid agencies must ramp up their campaigns against the issues – such as unjust trade deals and climate change – that help it thrive. By Matthew Bramall of Health Poverty Action.
One person forced to flee their home every three seconds by war and violence
Article / 22nd June 2017The number of people forced to flee their homes by war and persecution has risen to record levels for the third year running, with 65.6 million people displaced around the world – more than the population of Britain.