Topic: War and conflict
‘Stop wars and step up ‘measly’ contributions’ to climate finance
Article / 21st December 2023The United State’s contribution to the Loss and Damage Fund equals nine minutes of Pentagon spending, says Jeffrey D. Sachs at the ReWired Summit at COP28.
America’s war economy and the urgent call for peace in the Middle East
Article / 10th November 2023Many Americans believe that the nations abundance should be used not as a tool of death, but as a lifeline for poor and struggling people at home and abroad. By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.
#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel
Blog / 20th October 2023STWR joins 300 organisations from 50 countries calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives.
Migration bill passed by UK violates international human rights law: UN experts
News / 28th July 2023United Nations commissioners have accused the United Kingdom of violating its international human rights and refugee law obligations after Parliament approved legislation cracking down on asylum-seekers.
Global South reeling from high cost of basic goods amid Russian invasion of Ukraine: Survey
Report / 29th June 2023"The most vulnerable people around the world are bearing the brunt of skyrocketing food, fuel, and fertilizer prices, with women and girls the hardest hit."
110 million now forcibly displaced as war, climate crisis wreak global havoc
Blog / 16th June 2023'The 46 least developed countries account for less than 1.3% of global gross domestic product, yet they hosted more than 20% of all refugees,' a new report by the United Nations shows.
In famine, ‘f’ is for failure
Blog / 27th April 2023A person dies of hunger every 30 seconds in East Africa, where famine is looming for the third time in little more than a decade. It does not have to be this way, write Fati N’zi Hassane and Reena Ghelani.
War costs us the Earth: Global Days of Action on Military Spending
Blog / 22nd April 2023STWR joins the call for governments to change course and focus on rapid, deep cuts to military spending that are driving an arms race and fueling war. 'War costs the earth', says the Global Campaign on Military Spending.
Most African governments (3 in 4) spend more on arms than feeding their people
Article / 16th March 2023The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms.
‘Ticking time bombs’ for the world’s most vulnerable children
Article / 23rd February 2023Today, there are more children in need of desperate humanitarian assistance than at any other time since World War II. By Baher Kamal for IPS News.