Topic: Poverty and hunger
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”.
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.
Poverty and hunger eradication targeted to miss UN’s 2030 deadline by wide margins
Blog / 2nd October 2023When the UN’s 193 member states reviewed the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, the verdict was mostly failures—and with little or no successes.
‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage
News / 22nd September 2023Two billion face severe financial hardships when paying out-of-pocket for necessary medical treatment, according to a joint World Health Organization-World Bank report.
‘Elephant in the Room’ campaign calls for urgent action on global food crisis at upcoming UN meetings
News / 7th September 2023Climate activists and anti-poverty campaigners are calling for an emergency meeting of world leaders on the global food crisis at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month.
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.