Topic: Poverty and hunger
Rich countries slash development aid in a short-sighted move with long-term global consequences
News / 16th April 2026A historic drop in overseas aid from OECD countries upends decades of aid commitments and puts millions of people around the world at risk.
Iran War threatens world food crisis
Blog / 1st April 2026While media coverage of Iran’s restrictions on passage through the Hormuz Straits focuses on fuel prices, partial closure is also disrupting crucial fertiliser and other supplies, risking catastrophe for billions worldwide.
Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children under five die prematurely
News / 23rd March 2026An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to United Nations agencies.
UK slashes aid to poorest nations in ‘moral catastrophe’ of 40% savings – and fails to protect HIV funding fully
News / 20th March 2026The UK government is to slash aid spending to some of the poorest countries in the world, as part of moves to reduce spending by 40 per cent.
Middle East war risks pushing 45 million more people into acute hunger
News / 18th March 2026The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme has warned, as the UN chief again demands an end to the widening conflict.
The Iran war Is breaking global humanitarian aid efforts
Article / 13th March 2026The war in Iran has triggered severe global economic disruption, choking off disaster relief supply chains and spiking oil prices—further exacerbating existing humanitarian crises.
$1 billion a day for war in Iran could help every American family who needs healthcare and food stamps
Blog / 9th March 2026The Trump administration - backed by several members of Congress - is cutting healthcare and food assistance for millions of families while spending $1 billion a day on a war in Iran.
‘What did these Cuban children do?’: US embargo blamed as infant mortality soars
Article / 13th February 2026Infant mortality is on the rise in Cuba as the Trump administration tightens a decades-long economic embargo on the island nation in hopes of toppling a socialist government that’s outlasted a dozen US presidents.
Ignoring China’s poverty alleviation success is costing us all
Article / 4th February 2026China’s poverty alleviation success is nothing short of a miracle. In today’s age of deepening global inequality, we cannot afford to continue ignoring methods proven capable of producing real, large-scale improvements in people’s lives.
A child under five could die every forty seconds by 2030 due to U.S. aid cuts
Report / 16th January 2026The series of cruel and illegal cuts to U.S. lifesaving humanitarian and development aid has already cost lives and undermined the entire global aid system.