Topic: War and conflict
Eine Einführung in das globale wirtschaftliche Teilen
Report / 16th November 2019In einer zunehmend ungleichen und nicht nachhaltigen Welt müssen die Regierungen dringend die restriktiven politischen und wirtschaftlichen Ideologien der Vergangenheit überwinden und Lösungen finden, die den gemeinsamen Bedürfnissen der Menschen in allen Ländern gerecht werden.
Should we feed hungry children, or the war machine?
Blog / 25th September 2019Every dollar of public money financing US militarism abroad is a dollar that could fight hunger, homelessness, or climate change, writes Medea Benjamin for openDemocracy.
World’s displacement crises worsened by lack of funds, political will or media attention
Report / 7th June 2019The world’s 10 most under reported displacement crises— which have rendered millions of people homeless– have continued to worsen due either to political neglect, a shortage of funds or lack of media attention, according to a new report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
The key to global security? It’s not just about security
Article / 17th May 2019In his 900th column for openDemocracy, Paul Rogers shows how economics and climate demand a new approach to international security.
Link between conflict and hunger worldwide, ‘all too persistent and deadly’, says new UN report
News / 30th January 2019Conflict-driven hunger is getting worse, according to a snapshot of the eight places in the world with the highest number of people in need of emergency food support, and the link between them is “all too persistent and deadly” according to a new report delivered to the UN Security Council.
Famine in Yemen could become one of worst in living memory, UN says
News / 25th October 2018Yemen is sliding fast toward what could become one of the worst famines in living memory, the UN’s top emergency relief official has warned.
Extreme hunger could kill 600,000 children in war zones this year
News / 10th September 2018More than half a million children in conflict zones could die from extreme hunger before the end of the year, new research by Save the Children shows.
‘New walled order’ for migrants worldwide as governments criminalize compassion and erect barriers to basic services
Blog / 20th July 2018Migrants around the world are facing new barriers to humanitarian aid and public services as some governments have criminalized or sought to limit efforts to help refugees, sometimes in a bid to deter migration—and often in violation of human rights, according to (pdf) a new report by the International Red Cross.
Facing the causes of the problems with immigration
Blog / 5th July 2018The root cause of our immigration problems arise out of gross global inequalities, and will have to be dealth with at the international level, sooner or later. Any quest for a solution should also rest on the foundation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, says Peter Marcuse.
End the wars to halt the refugee crisis
Blog / 28th June 2018"Despite the obvious correlation between Western-sustained wars and the EU’s refugee crisis, no moral awakening is yet to be realized." By Ramzy Baroud.