A full list of STWR’s publications as well as related news, articles and blogs can be found below.
Faced with crushing debts, world’s poorest nations to slash public spending by over 229 billion dollars
Blog / 12th October 2023The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are returning to Africa, for the first time in decades, with the “same old failed message”.
Everyday human rights – the route to a better UK
Event / Wednesday, 8th November 2023On Wednesday 8 November, STWR will be hosting a stall at a major conference on everyday human rights, convened by the human rights organisation Just Fair in London, UK.
African countries grapple with 50 years of IMF austerity
Report / 12th October 2023ActionAid’s latest report, ‘Fifty Years of Failure: the IMF, Debt, and Austerity in Africa,’ sheds light on the ongoing challenges African countries face due to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) austerity policies, writes Winston Mwale.
We need an Economic Bill of Rights to save American democracy
Blog / 5th October 2023The time has come for a grand progressive coalition that will press the Democratic Party to redeem FDR’s 1944 call for a second Bill of Rights – guaranteeing economic security for all, write Harvey J. Kaye and Alan Minsky for Common Dreams.
Pope Francis warns world ‘may be nearing breaking point’ with climate change
News / 5th October 2023Pope Francis has warned the world is “collapsing” due to climate change and may be “nearing breaking point”.