Topic: Poverty and hunger
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.
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”.
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.
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.