Topic: Poverty and hunger
Nearly 16,000 children a day plunged into hunger in top 10 worsening food crises
Report / 18th January 2024About six million children were pushed into hunger in the top 10 countries that faced worsening food crises last year, which was a 32% increase compared to 2022, according to a new analysis by Save the Children.
Britain’s hunger and malnutrition crisis could be easily solved – yet politicians choose not to
Article / 2nd January 2024We have more than enough to go round, but large proportions of the population lack the basic necessities of life, writes Michael Marmot.
Fighting inequality: The untapped potential of human rights
Blog / 21st December 2023As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, we must delve deeper into the many powerful ways in which human rights can end poverty discrimination and address economic inequality, writes Olivier De Schutter.
More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries
News / 14th December 2023Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to data published today by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight.
Na poti k univerzalnemu temeljnemu dohodku za vse človeštvo
Report / 20th November 2023Pod okriljem Združenih narodov je mogoče v vsaki državi uvesti resnično univerzalni in brezpogojni temeljni dohodek. A za to bo sprva potrebna izjemna podpora javnosti pri odpravljanju lakote in nepotrebnega pomanjkanja na podlagi pravičnejše delitve svetovnih virov, kot poudarja Mohammed Sofiane Mesbahi.
America’s war economy and the urgent call for peace in the Middle East
Article / 10th November 2023Many Americans believe that the nations abundance should be used not as a tool of death, but as a lifeline for poor and struggling people at home and abroad. By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Blog / 10th November 2023UK government policies continue to entrench poverty and inflict unnecessary misery on millions of people, says Just Fair director Jess McQuail and UN’s Olivier De Schutter.
UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy
News / 7th November 2023Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the government is violating international law, the United Nations’ poverty envoy has said ahead of a visit to the country this week.
Hunger emergencies at risk of going forgotten amid crisis in Palestine
Blog / 3rd November 2023The latest Hunger Hotspots report provides a telling reminder of critical humanitarian emergencies that risk falling under the radar while the world’s attention is on the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
It’s a poverty emergency and we must act
Blog / 20th October 2023Lives cut short by poverty and low-wealth is a moral indictment of a society that is abandoning millions amid abundance. This crisis requires an emergency response, writes Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis for Common Dreams.