Topic: War and conflict

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America’s war economy and the urgent call for peace in the Middle East

Article / 10th November 2023

Many 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.

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#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel

Blog / 20th October 2023

STWR 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.

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Migration bill passed by UK violates international human rights law: UN experts

News / 28th July 2023

United 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.

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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." 

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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. 

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In famine, ‘f’ is for failure

Blog / 27th April 2023

A 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.

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War costs us the Earth: Global Days of Action on Military Spending

Blog / 22nd April 2023

STWR 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.

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Most African governments (3 in 4) spend more on arms than feeding their people

Article / 16th March 2023

The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms.

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‘Ticking time bombs’ for the world’s most vulnerable children

Article / 23rd February 2023

Today, 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.

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The scramble to help Ukraine shows the need for more, better aid

Blog / 9th February 2023

There is no shortage of money - only a shortage of political will to create a fairer world where prosperity is better shared, writes Gabriela Bucher.

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