Topic: Poverty and hunger
New release of popular STWR book: Achieving a truly universal basic income
News / 1st April 2020In response to high demand, STWR have published an updated book version of our perspective on a universal basic income.
Social protection necessary to quickly end poverty, hunger
Blog / 6th March 2020Social protection is a universal human right, and governments have the tools at their disposal to end hunger and poverty sustainably. Yet the majority of humanity remain unprotected, explain Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury.
‘America in a state of denial about the level of poverty in this country,’ says Ocasio-Cortez
Blog / 7th February 2020In testimony to a House committee this week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued that the current U.S. administration does not want to recognise the level of poverty in America "because if we did, it would be a national scandal."
Do not confuse food charity with ‘right to food’, UN expert tells Italians, labelling food system exploitative
News / 7th February 2020A sophisticated Italian food system is placing a heavy burden on Italy’s workers and farmers, an independent UN human rights expert has concluded, following an 11-day visit to the country that many regard as the world’s food capital.
Just 162 billionaires have the same wealth as half of humanity
News / 21st January 2020In a stark reminder of gaping global inequality, a new report by Oxfam reveals that 162 billionaires, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world.
UN sounds alarm over unprecedented levels of hunger in southern Africa
News / 16th January 2020Southern Africa is in the throes of a climate emergency, with hunger levels in the region on a previously unseen scale, the UN has warned.
3% of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth
Blog / 13th January 2020A billboards project from World Beyond War highlights how little of current U.S. military spending could permanently end hunger and extreme poverty globally.
Terminemos con la pobreza mundial exigiendo el Artículo 25
Article / 9th January 2020Únase a STWR, Compartir los Recursos del Mundo, en manifestaciones para el Artículo 25 de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos.
What protests in Lebanon can tell us about inequality worldwide
Blog / 7th January 2020With all eyes on them, Lebanese protesters now have the opportunity to outline an ambitious programme for reform that tackles inequality for current and future generations, writes Mona Fawaz.
A year of protests, with inequality at their root
Blog / 7th January 2020The UN's 2019 report on human development is timely in view of the widespread social unrest in many countries that derives, to a large extent, from the inequalities this report analyses. By Yossi Mekelberg.