Topic: War and conflict
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.
Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’: Guterres
News / 19th March 2024Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warn that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen “anytime”.
The Poor People’s Campaign sets out to conquer poverty and militarism
Blog / 12th March 2024Just a portion of what taxpayers in each state send to the Pentagon and its weapons companies could end poverty in their states, writes Paul Shannon.
The situation in Ukraine and Gaza is devastating — but we ignore wars in Africa at our peril
Article / 5th March 2024It is imperative that we hold our governments accountable for their failures in the Sudanese conflict. Inaction will trigger a wider crisis of migration that we can no longer ignore, writes Nimco Ali.
Gazans are starvingーDon’t cut aid now
Blog / 1st March 2024To feed children, treat the wounded, and save innocent lives, the U.S. must restore UNRWA’s funding and use its leverage to compel an immediate ceasefire, writes Phyllis Bennis.