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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
News / 25th April 2024Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year, heightening growing fears of famine and “widespread death” from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies warn.
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.
New study: 44 million food-insecure Americans can eat positive economic statistics
Blog / 2nd April 2024“Let Them Eat GDP Reports,” says Hunger Free America. Reported by Kim Moscaritolo.
World squanders over 1 billion meals a day – UN report
Report / 29th March 2024Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity.
Oxfam accuses rich corporations of ‘grabbing’ water from Global South
Report / 22nd March 2024In a new report, Oxfam accuses major global corporations of 'grabbing' vital water resources at the expense of local populations, particularly in the Global South.
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”.
Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards
News / 15th March 2024Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale.
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.