Topic: War and conflict
Gaza: Nearly one million Palestinians face winter without shelter
Blog / 23rd December 2024Only 23 percent of Gaza’s shelter needs have been met this autumn, leaving nearly one million Palestinians vulnerable to exposure during the harsh winter months, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council-led Shelter Cluster in Palestine.
Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’
Blog / 23rd December 2024A senior UN humanitarian official has issued an urgent plea for international support to alleviate the devastating toll of the ongoing war in Sudan, as millions remain in desperate need of aid and protection.
Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity
News / 24th October 2024STWR joins a coalition of more than 150 NGOs urging the international community to end the impunity that has allowed atrocities by Israeli forces against civilians to escalate in Gaza, the West Bank and now Lebanon.
Up to 21,000 people are dying each day from conflict-fuelled hunger around the world
Report / 16th October 2024On World Food Day, analysis by Oxfam reveals that hunger has reached an all-time high exposing the flaws in global peacebuilding and conflict recovery efforts.
UN appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa
News / 3rd September 2024Highlighting the crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN is calling for global solidarity to tackle famine in Sudan, flooding and mass displacement while ensuring free-flowing aid for millions trapped in war zones and those fleeing for their lives.
Hundreds of legal experts push Biden to drop 'punitive and deadly' sanctions
News / 13th August 2024As human rights defenders marked the 75th anniversary of the Fourth Geneva Convention and its prohibition on collective punishment, hundreds of legal experts urged the global community to comply with international law by ending the use of illegal sanctions.
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.