Topic: War and conflict
UN food agency says 13 million Yemenis may face starvation
News / 25th February 2022The head of the U.N. food agency has warned that 13 million Yemenis are headed for starvation due to a protracted civil conflict and a lack of funding for humanitarian aid.
Fully ready to kill, shockingly unprepared to save lives
Blog / 19th January 2022Just a fraction of the giant amount spent on the world's military - 2,000,000,000,000 US dollars - could meet the UN's major funding appeals for ending starvation and tackling the coronvirus pandemic, writes Baher Kamal for IPS news.
Nobel laureates demand cut to military spending worldwide – ‘Colossal waste of resources’
News / 16th December 2021Over 50 Nobel laureates across the globe have come together and signed an open letter for all the countries to cut their military spending by 2 percent a year for the next five years.
'Toxic cocktail' of factors leads to grim hunger numbers, report finds
News / 16th October 2021A “toxic cocktail” comprising the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, and “increasingly severe and protracted” violent conflicts is contributing to the reversal of progress in eliminating hunger, according to the 2021 Global Hunger Index.
Six-fold increase in people suffering famine-like conditions since pandemic began
Report / 12th July 202111 people are likely dying every minute from hunger, now outpacing COVID-19 fatalities, warns Oxfam.
Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high
News / 5th May 2021The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, according to the findings of an annual report by the Global Network Against Food Crises.
Let’s end the insanity of colossal military spending during a global health emergency
Blog / 4th May 2021Imagine what could be achieved if just a portion of the money spent on military expenditures were pooled into a global fund, and redirected towards ending hunger and massively investing in public health systems.
World military spending rises to a hefty $2.0 trillion despite UN pleas for cutbacks
Article / 30th April 2021The latest figures of rising arms expenditures by some of the big powers makes a mockery of the UN’s longstanding pleas for cutbacks and diversion of funds from the military into sustainable development.
NGOs urge rethink over military spending
Blog / 26th April 2021UK campaigning organisations are urging the government to rethink its military spending decisions in the light of the pandemic and the climate emergency.
Governments should give single day's military spending to fight hunger
News / 21st April 2021Aid organisations call on governments to give a single day’s military spending to fight hunger. Only 26 hours of global military spending is enough to cover the $5.5 billion needed to help most at risk.