Topic: Poverty and hunger
4.1 billion lack social safety net, warns UN labour agency
News / 3rd September 2021More than four billion people live without any welfare protection today to cushion them from crisis, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) report, while highlighting how the COVID-19 crisis has pushed up government spending by some 30 per cent.
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Blog / 16th August 2021STWR have initiated a new crowdfunder to raise money for advertising our campaign across central London, UK.
Thank you to all supporters of our Billboard Project
Blog / 16th August 2021STWR would like to thank everyone who contributed to our Billboard Project to advertise the campaign for Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Almost one in three globally go hungry during pandemic
Report / 13th July 2021The number of people who did not have enough food to eat rose steeply during the Covid-19 pandemic to include almost a third of the world, according to a new UN report.
Six-fold increase in people suffering famine-like conditions since pandemic began
Report / 12th July 202111 people are likely dying every minute from hunger, now outpacing COVID-19 fatalities, warns Oxfam.
Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples
News / 2nd July 2021Billions of people around the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress quadruples, according to a new report from WHO and UNICEF.
Famine knocking at the door of 41 million worldwide, WFP warns
News / 23rd June 2021Famine is already present in four countries but millions more people are at risk, the World Food Programme have warned, underscoring the need for urgent funding and humanitarian access to reach those in need.
The big question about British foreign aid is always missed: what is it supporting?
Blog / 9th June 2021If aid is to meaningfully tackle poverty, it can’t just be about charity. Instead, it should be about redistributing the world’s resources and dismantling the power structures that maintain global inequality, writes Aisha Dodwell.
UN expert calls for an ambitious social Europe, says COVID must spark rethink
Blog / 7th May 2021Over 90 million people across the EU live at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Yet the Union's current action plan doesn't come near to the pledge of ‘no poverty’ made at the United Nations.
Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high
News / 5th May 2021The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, according to the findings of an annual report by the Global Network Against Food Crises.