Topic: Poverty and hunger
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.
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.
A new eco-social contract: The social security for all campaign
Article / 19th October 2023Ahead of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the World Bank and IMF, STWR joined the new campaign for 'Social Security for all' from the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors.
Marrakesh declaration to end austerity
Article / 13th October 2023More than 300 civil society organisations call upon governments, Ministries of Finance and International Financial Institutions to #EndAusterity and implement financing alternatives at the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Marrakesh.
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.
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.