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G7 nations spend 62 times more on military than humanitarian aid

News / 17th June 2024

G7 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.

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Less than 3% of G7 military spending could help end global hunger and solve Global South debt crisis

News / 13th June 2024

With funds equivalent to just 2.9% of their combined annual military spending, G7 countries could help end world hunger and solve the debt crisis in the Global South, reveals Oxfam. 

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1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises

News / 11th June 2024

Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age – or 1 in 4 – are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a new UNICEF report reveals.

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Famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan

News / 7th June 2024

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots”, a new United Nations early warning report has revealed.

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How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question

Article / 6th June 2024

As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. By Jake Bittle for Grist.

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Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar

News / 4th June 2024

Debt payments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis have doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned.

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Number of children in crisis levels of hunger due to extreme weather events doubles in past five years

News / 3rd June 2024

The number of children facing crisis levels of hunger in the countries where extreme weather events are most impacting food supplies has more than doubled in the past five years, according to new analysis.

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Africa experiencing worst debt crisis in a generation

Report / 22nd May 2024

The majority of African countries spent more repaying external debts than on healthcare or education last year as the continent experiences its worst debt crisis in a generation, according to a new report by international aid agency Christian Aid with Debt Justice.

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Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals

News / 17th May 2024

The number of people living in internal displacement soared to a record 75.9 million last year, according to a new UN-backed report.

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Rishi Sunak must allow visit from UN food inspector due to increasing levels of UK poverty, 85 charities write

News / 10th May 2024

More than 80 charities and civil society bodies have called on Rishi Sunak to reverse a decision to block a UK visit by the UN inspector on food poverty until after the election. 

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