Topic: War and conflict
G7 nations spend 62 times more on military than humanitarian aid
News / 17th June 2024G7 countries have increased their military expenditures to record highs while they slash spending on humanitarian aid for people affected by wars that these powerful nations often started or stoked, according to a new analysis.
In solidarity with Gaza and the world’s forgotten millions
Blog / 23rd May 2024Read a statement from Share The World's Resources (STWR) on the Israel-Hamas war: Stop the genocide in Gaza!
Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals
News / 17th May 2024The number of people living in internal displacement soared to a record 75.9 million last year, according to a new UN-backed report.
Anti-genocide students are fulfilling their duty to prevent war crimes—will you?
Article / 10th May 2024Students who protest war and genocide in Gaza are not criminals in international law. Protesting war crimes is no crime.
1.8 million more Palestinians doomed to poverty if Gaza war persists
Blog / 9th May 2024Nearly seven months into the Gaza war, the economic stall combined with great losses in housing and public services only threaten to push even more Palestinians into poverty.
Conflict’s long shadow has a name: It’s hunger
Blog / 26th April 2024Scarce food and drinking water. Limited and inconsistent healthcare. Rapidly deteriorating mental health. With conflict on the rise globally, this is the grim reality for millions around the world.
Disarmament now to save people and planet
Blog / 23rd April 2024At the start of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, the International Peace Bureau (IPB) have released a new statement calling on governments to redirect military spending to pressing global challenges that require all available resources.
Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
News / 18th April 2024“Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned,” said UN Women, in a new report.
All political and diplomatic means must be utilized to prevent increased civilian harm and further regional escalation, warn NGOs
Blog / 17th April 2024Recent escalations in the Middle East are unprecedented and risk regional conflagration, threatening the lives of millions of civilians, say a group of leading NGOs working in the region.
STWR supports call to UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza
Article / 15th April 2024STWR joins global humanitarian and human rights organisations demanding all UN member states halt arms transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups fuelling the crisis in the Gaza strip.