Topic: Poverty and hunger
UK charities call for ‘essentials guarantee’ to be enshrined in law
Article / 4th September 2023UK charities have written to the Prime Minister calling for an 'essentials guarantee' so that the social security system provides adequate support to those in need, and everyone has a legal entitlement to the basics of life.
Annual Report for 2023: Share the World’s Resources
Report / 29th August 2023The cause for sharing the world's resources reached critical new heights in 2022. Read more about STWR's activities over the past year and our future plans.
Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says
News / 29th August 2023Nearly 70 million more people lived in extreme poverty in developing Asian countries last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising living costs, a Philippines-based development bank has said.
World leaders need to prioritize the more than 1 billion people living in informal settlements
Blog / 18th August 2023By 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas, making the proliferation of informal settlements inevitable – unless world governments take bold action.
From crisis to resilience: We need a new recipe to combat hunger
Blog / 9th August 2023A decent nutritious diet is now out of reach for nearly half the planet. We need a completely new recipe to address hunger and rebuild countries’ capacity to produce the food they require, writes Olivier De Schutter for IPS news.
Migration bill passed by UK violates international human rights law: UN experts
News / 28th July 2023United Nations commissioners have accused the United Kingdom of violating its international human rights and refugee law obligations after Parliament approved legislation cracking down on asylum-seekers.
Forcing poor nations to prioritise debt payments over social investments is a 'disaster,' says UN chief
News / 19th July 2023United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that "half our world is sinking into a development disaster, fueled by a crushing debt crisis," and called for urgent fiscal relief.
165 million people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis
News / 19th July 2023The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, reports the United Nations, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions
News / 13th July 2023Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a development disaster, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Number of people going hungry has risen by 122m since 2019, UN says
News / 13th July 2023The number of people going hungry in the world has risen by 122 million to 735 million since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the UN has said.