Topic: War and conflict

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UN chief urges member states to rebalance military spending and development needs

Report / 10th September 2025

A new report from the United Nations urges member states to rebalance military spending and development priorities.

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Hague Group announces sanctions against Israel at Colombia summit

News / 18th July 2025

A dozen countries announced a raft of punitive measures against Israel on July 16 following a two-day summit hosted by the Hague Group in Bogotá.

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Stop Israel’s dystopian ‘humanitarian city’ plan—before it’s too late

Blog / 14th July 2025

The Israeli government has just put forward one of the most brazenly genocidal schemes in modern memory—and unless we act immediately, the world will once again let it happen, writes Medea Benjamin for Common Dreams.

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No fuel, no aid, no escape: UN agencies warn of looming collapse in Gaza

News / 14th July 2025

The fuel crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point, threatening to bring all humanitarian operations to a halt and endangering the lives of everyone reliant on aid inside the enclave, UN agencies warned in a powerful joint statement.

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Gaza: Top UN envoy calls on Israel to end devastating strikes, starvation of civilians

News / 30th May 2025

Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” while the region stands at a dangerous crossroads, the UN’s Middle East peace envoy has warned the Security Council.

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‘Children are being starved by design’: all of Gaza faces hunger crisis due to Israeli siege

Article / 13th May 2025

New data shows the total Israeli siege that's now in its third month has made Gaza's already dire hunger crisis worse, leaving the entire Palestinian enclave in emergency conditions.

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US led ‘unprecedented’ surge in global military spending in 2024

Blog / 30th April 2025

Military spending worldwide soared to $2.718 trillion last year, meaning it "has increased every year for a full decade, going up by 37% between 2015 and 2024," according to an annual report released this week. 

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Gaza is burning. UK NGOs must abandon failed diplomacy and fight back

Blog / 29th April 2025

Only legal action, protests and public pressure will convince Britain’s government to end its complicity in genocide, writes Nick Dearden and Shaista Aziz. 

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Sudan faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe as famine and conflict escalate: UN experts

News / 22nd April 2025

As the conflict in Sudan reaches the two-year mark, UN human rights experts raised alarm that widespread starvation and a distressing surge in acute malnutrition are unfolding.

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Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) 2025

Blog / 22nd April 2025

The Global Day of Action on Military Spending demands our governments shift from war spending to real security: disarmament, human rights, and climate justice. Visit GDAMS and join the call to #DefundMilitarism.

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